José Sena Goulão / Lusa
All district districts are from 09h this Monday under yellow warning due to hot weather forecast. Bragança and Vila Real spend the orange warning from Tuesday.
All districts of the country will be under yellow warning Due to the persistence of high values of the maximum temperature between 09h on Monday and 18h on Wednesday.
Already Bragança and Vila Real They are later under orange warning From 00h on Tuesday, until 18h on Wednesday.
The yellow warning, the least severe of a three scale, is issued whenever there is a risk situation for certain activities dependent on the weather situation.
Mainland Portugal records a temperature climb from this Monday with maximums between 33 and 40th Celsius and with the highest values in the region of Tagus Valley, in Beira Baixa and in the South.
In some places in the coastal strip, the values will be slightly inferior.
Still, the minimums will be around 20 degrees in most territory.
The Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) also provides for “tropical nights in much of the continental territory ”.
According to the IPMA, until Wednesday it is expected that mainland Portugal is under “joint influence of an anticyclone south of the British islands and a depressive valley that extends from the north of Africa to the Iberian peninsula”.
Hot weather may extend until Thursday, especially in the interior regions.
“Little habitual heat”
The meteorologist Jorge Pontesheard by, states that this is an unusual situation in June.
“Temperatures will be far above normal for the time of year (…) And they will remain above normal at least until the weekend, although there is a certain relief of the temperature from Thursday a little all over the country. But inside they will still continue high temperatures, around 35 to 37 °, ”he said.
DGS makes recommendations list
Given the forecast of high temperatures, the Directorate-General for Healthn (DGS) has left the population a series of recommendations.
“Drinking water, even when it is not thirstyavoiding the consumption of alcohol and trying to remain in fresh or air -conditioned environmentswith shadows and air circulation, at least two to three hours a day, ”he advises.
DGS also appealed to be avoided “direct exposure to the sunespecially between 11 and 17 hours ”and that is used sunscreen with a factor equal to or more and renewed the application every two hours and after bathing on the beach or pool.
According to DGS, it should be used “light, light and widethat cover most of their body, ”“ use Hat and sunglasses with ultraviolet protection ”and“Avoid activities abroad that require great physical efforts ”, such as sports and leisure.
The DGS also said that “the smallest hot hours to travel by car should be chosen and Avoid staying in parked and sun -exposed vehicles.
On the other hand, he indicated, “special attention to more heat -vulnerable groups, such as children, old people, chronically ill, pregnant people, workers with abroad activity” and that “children drink water often and remain in fresh and ventilated environments”.
According to DGS, “children under 6 months should not be subject to sun exposure, direct or indirect.”
The entity also asked to Contact and follow “the elderly And other people who live in isolation, ensuring their correct hydration and permanence in fresh and airy environments ”and appealed to the population to be informed“ relative to climacteric conditions, in order to adopt the necessary care ”.
“In case of emergencyand present signs of alert (such as intense sweats, fever, vomiting/nausea or accelerated/weak pulse), contact the NHS 24 through the Number 808 24 24 24or call the European Emergency Number 112“He ended.
13 municipalities at maximum fire risk
In maximum danger of rural fire, this Monday, are the municipalities of the Pampilhosa da Serra (Coimbra), Sardoal e Male (Santarém), Proença-a-Nova e Vila Velha de Ródão (Castelo Branco), Hawk e Nisa (Portalegre) Portimão, Monchique, Silves, Soul, Tavira e São Brás de Alportel (Faro).
According to IPMA calculations, the danger of fire will remain high in some districts at least Until the weekend.
This risk, determined by IPMA, has five levels, ranging from reduced to maximum. Calculations are obtained from air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and quantity of precipitation in the last 24 hours.
