This week, drinking water is even more important
The Directorate-General for Health has recommended preventive measures, given the temperature increase in the coming days, which should reach values above 30 ° C in general of the national territory (which may reach 40 ° C in the Alentejo).
Considering the weather forecasts of the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) announced, on Tuesday, a set of preventive measures to combat heat.
The index of reaches very high values this week.
O regular water consumption It is soon the first recommendation, to which it is added Avoid ingestion of alcoholic beverages.
A Sun exposure should be avoided between 11h00 and 17h00recommending the Use of wide clotheswhich cover most of your body, and hat of long abas and sunglassesas well as sunscreen Factor Protection 30 and renew its application two hours.
Special attention should also be paid to chronic patients, children, the elderly and people with reduced mobility and to remain informed of the weather conditions to be able to adopt the necessary care.
The health authority also suggests that Cold and light mealseating more often a day, than the work abroad is done accompaniedthat the House shutters are runningand at dusk let the air circulate, and that the People stay in fresh environmentsat least two to three hours a day.
Other recommendations
HAS , Pedro Ferreira DGS adds more recommendations that should be followed in the coming days by the Portuguese.
“Light that cover most of the body surface, preferably light colors (…) at nightpromote the ventilation of housing [abrir as janelas]“.
Yellow warning in the south
The districts of Sethubal, Évora e Beja will be between Wednesday and Thursday under yellow warning due to hot weather, with Lisboa Facing the same warning only on May 29, according to the IPMA.
For Setúbal, Évora and Beja, the warning is valid from the 09h00 on Wednesday and remains until 6 pm on Thursday.
In Lisbon, the warning is in force between the 09h00 and 18h00 on Thursdaydue to the warm warning alert, by the “persistence of high values of the maximum temperature”.
Rural fireworks worry
Temperatures in mainland Portugal will continue to increase by Saturday, with a reduction in air moisture and strong winds-conditions that significantly increase the risk of rural fires.
The IPMA provides “values over 33/35 ° C in most of the national territory”, winds of the North Quadrant, relative moisture levels of less than 30% and tropical nights inside the Central and South regions between Thursday and Saturday.
These weather conditions “significantly increase the risk of rural fire, especially in the North and Center and in the southern region”, warns the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (APENPC), in a statement sent to the essays, in which it recommends the population to adapt their behaviors taking into account the increase of fire danger.
“The Special Rural Fire Fighting Device (Decir/25) is activated, with about 8,900 mobilized operational, supported by more than 1,800 vehicles and 33 air media,” adds Anepc.
The Anepc also underlines that it will be “permanently readily to respond to any emergency situation”, carefully following the evolution of the fire risk and providing additional information whenever necessary.
Heat comes to stay
O Ultraviolet radiation index will remain in very high valuesas expected at this time of year near the summer solstice and given the absence of cloudiness.
Over the weekend, the IPMA had already warned of the gradual rise of temperature from Tuesday in mainland Portugal.
The maximum temperature should reach values above 30 ° C in the general territory from today except some places in the Western coastal strip, and values above 35 ° C in the southern region and Tagus Valley. THE Alentejo can even reach 40ºC.
Hot and dry weather is due to a hot air mass from North Africa.
