According to the IPMA, six areas on the mainland will be under a yellow alert this Monday due to the forecast for occasional heavy rainfall, which can occasionally be accompanied by hail and accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms.
The areas of Bragança, Viseu, Guarda, Vila Real, Castelo Branco and Portalegre will be under yellow warning from 12:00 to 21:00 this Monday.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has issued yellow and orange warnings for seven islands in the Azores due to the possibility of rain, thunder and wind from this Monday to Wednesday.
The eastern group islands (Sao Miguel and Santa Maria) are under an orange warning, the second highest on the scale, from 21:00 local time (22:00 in Lisbon) on Monday and 09:00 on Tuesday due to rainfall forecast sometimes strong, which may be accompanied by thunderstorms.
From 09:00 to 21:00 on Monday and from 09:00 on Tuesday to 06:00 on Wednesday, the two islands are under a yellow warning, including due to the forecast of rain and thunderstorms.
For the islands of the central group (Terceira, Sao Jorge, Graciosa, Pico and Faial), a yellow warning was issued from 06:00 Tuesday to 00:00 Wednesday due to the possibility of heavy precipitation that may be accompanied by thunderstorms.
These five islands are also under a yellow warning due to a northeasterly wind forecast from Tuesday 09:00 to Wednesday 00:00.
According to the IPMA, an orange alert, the second highest on the scale, is issued for “moderate to high risk weather conditions.”
A yellow warning, the third highest on the scale, is issued for “risk situations for certain weather dependent actions”.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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