ClimateQuiet 6d · day 6
Portugal braces for heatwave as temperatures approach 38°C
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere has issued yellow warnings across nine districts as an anticyclone drives heat northward from the Azores.
What to know
- Portugal faces temperatures potentially reaching 38°C in southern regions this weekend, driven by an anticyclone north of the Azores.
- The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere has issued yellow warnings for nine districts, beginning with three on Saturday and expanding to six more on Sunday.
- The alert indicates a gradual rise in temperatures from Saturday onward across affected regions.
Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) Weather warning authority
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IPMA issues yellow warnings for nine Portuguese districts ahead of heatwave
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere raised yellow warnings for rising temperatures driven by an anticyclone positioned north of the Azores. Three districts (Coimbra, Leiria, and Lisbon) are under warning for Saturday, with the alert extended to six additional districts (Setúbal, Santarém, Aveiro, Porto, Braga, and Viana do Castelo) on Sunday.
“In Portugal, temperatures could approach 38°C in the Alentejo and the Tagus Valley, driven by an anticyclone positioned to the north of the Azores.”
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first by Euronews, 5d ago
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