Four districts under yellow warning due to heat

The district of Faro is under a yellow warning for hot weather between Saturday and Sunday, while the alert for Évora, Portalegre and Castelo Branco is valid on Sunday and Monday, the IPMA announced this Friday.

The district of Faro is on yellow alert due to “persistent high maximum temperature values” from 12:00 pm on Saturday until 9:00 pm on Sunday, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).

Évora, Portalegre and Castelo Branco are under yellow warning between 12:00 on Sunday and 18:00 on Monday.

The yellow warning, the least serious on a scale of three, is issued whenever there is a risk situation for certain activities dependent on the meteorological situation.

Given the forecast of high temperatures, the Directorate-General for Health recommends that the population regularly consume water, wear loose, cool clothing and use sunscreen every two hours.

Exposure to the sun between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm is also not recommended, and special care is requested with the elderly population, children and chronically ill people , who should remain in cooler environments and protected from the sun, according to health authorities.