All the districts of mainland Portugal, except Faro, will be on Thursdays and Fridays under yellow warning due to the warm climate, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).
The yellow warning for the 17 districts of the continent It will be in force between 9:00 a.m. on Thursday and 6:00 p.m. on Friday due to the persistence of high values of the maximum temperature.
According to the IPMA, the yellow warning (the least serious of a scale of three) is issued whenever there is a risk for certain activities depending on the weather situation.
Temperatures will rise from this Wednesday in mainland Portugal, can reach 40 degrees centigrade on Thursday in some regions.
For the next few days, minimum temperatures are expected between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius and maximums that vary between 35 and 40which can be higher in some places, mainly in the Tagus Valley, the interior of Alentejo, the Algarve and the leeward Algarve.
According to the IPMA, as of this Wednesday, a “flow from the eastern quadrant in the circulation of a anticyclone located northeast of the AzoresExtending on the ridge towards Central Europe, it will transport a mass of hot and dry air over the territory of the continent.
Due to the heat, the General Directorate of Health (DGS) recommended this Tuesday the adoption of additional protection measures in the coming days, given the gradual increase in temperature on the continent, with “special attention” to the groups most vulnerable to heat. heat virus.
Among the recommendations issued, the health authority highlights the need to give “special attention to the groups most vulnerable to heat“, such as children, the elderly, the chronically ill, pregnant women, people with reduced mobility, workers active abroad, practitioners of physical activity and isolated people.
The DGS also advises increasing the intake of water or natural fruit juices without sugar and avoiding the consumption of alcoholic beverages and direct exposure to the sun, especially between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sports and leisure activities in the open air that require great physical effort should also be avoided, the hours of less heat should be chosen to travel by car and chronically ill patients or those subject to medication or specific diets should follow the recommendations of the attending physician. or the SNS 24 .
Source: Observadora
