An orange heat warning for Madeira and Porto Santo was extended until 11pm on Sunday, as well as a yellow warning in force for six areas of the continent.
In Madeira and Porto Santo, continued very high maximum temperatures extended the orange warning until 11pm on Sunday, the second most severe on a scale of three, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). then drops to yellow until 6pm Monday.
On the Azores islands of Santa Maria and Sao Miguel, IPMA has extended the yellow warning, the least severe, until 9am this Saturday due to rainfall that is sometimes heavy and may be accompanied by thunderstorms.
In six of the nine districts of mainland Portugal where a yellow heat warning is in effect – Setubal, Santarem, Lisbon, Leiria, Aveiro and Coimbra – the IPMA extended it until 11pm on Sunday, warning of “continued high values”. maximum temperature, especially in the interior of the regions.
In the districts of Porto, Viana do Castelo and Braga, the yellow warning will end at 23:00 this Saturday.
An orange warning is issued by the IPMA when there is a moderate to high risk meteorological situation, and a yellow warning is issued when there is a risk for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation.
This Saturday, IPMA is forecasting partly cloudy to clear skies and a slight rise in minimum temperatures in the north and central regions.
Forecasts show minimum temperatures ranging from 13°C (Braganza) to 22°C (Portalegre) and maximum temperatures ranging from 26°C (Sagres) to 37°C (Santarem).