Temperatures can reach over 40ºC in the interior of Alentejo and 37ºC in the Algarve

sun and heat week

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The warm weather will remain throughout this week, with a slight drop in temperature on the 7th and 8th and a gradual rise from the 9th onwards, announced the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).

The highest temperature values ​​should be reached this Monday, the 6th, when the maximum temperature will vary between 30 and 34°C in most of the territory, with slightly lower values ​​along the coastal strip (between 28 and 30°C) and between 34 to 39°C in the interior regions.

In some places, such as in Nordeste Transmontano, Douro valley, Tagus valley and in the interior of Alentejo, the maximum temperature values ​​can even approach 40 to 42°C.

On the nights from Monday to Tuesday and from Tuesday to Wednesday, the minimum temperature is expected to drop, and it should rise again from Thursday to Friday.

The wind will blow light to moderate (up to 30 km/h) predominantly from the northern quadrant, being sometimes strong (up to 40 km/h) in the highlands, blowing temporarily from the western quadrant on days 7 and 8.

O Meteophons website predicts, for today, Monday, skies generally fine or clear, with only some clouds or morning mists on the West Coast. Wind will be Moderate to Strong NW.

The maximum temperatures will be around 37ºC in the interior of the Algarve and 30ºC along the southern coast, 42ºC in the interior of Alentejo, 39ºC in the Vale do Tejo, 28ºC in the North Coast and 34ºC in the interior North and 37ºC in the interior Centre.

The swell will be from Southeast with 1 meter on the South coast and running to South West (SW) in the afternoon, and from Northwest (NW) with 1,5 to 2 meters on the West coast.

Tomorrow, the sky will generally be fine or clear, with some morning clouds or mists on the West Coast.

The wind will be Moderate to Strong from the West, turning to the East in the afternoon.

The maximum temperatures will be around 37ºC in the interior of the Algarve and 28ºC along the southern coast, 40ºC in the Alentejo, 38ºC in the Tagus Valley, 24ºC in the North Coast and 35ºC in the interior North and 34ºC in the interior Centre.

The swell will be SW with 1m on the south coast and NW with 1,5m to 2m on the west coast.

On Wednesday, according to Meteophons, the sky will generally be fine or clear, with only a few morning clouds or mists on the West Coast.

There is a possibility of increased cloudiness during the afternoon in the interior North and Center, where some showers and occasional thunderstorms may occur.

The wind will be Moderate to Strong West, with the possibility of blowing from the East in the North and Center during the afternoon.

The maximum temperatures will be around 35ºC in the interior of the Algarve and 30ºC along the southern coast, 36ºC in the interior of Alentejo, 33ºC in the Vale do Tejo, 24ºC in the North Coast and 36ºC in the interior North and 32ºC in the interior Centre.

The swell will remain in the southwest with 1-2m on the south coast and NW with 1,5m to 2m on the west coast.

On Thursday, the skies will generally be fine or clear, with only a few morning clouds or mists on the West Coast.

There is also the possibility of increased cloudiness during the afternoon in the interior North and Center, where some showers and occasional thunderstorms may occur. The wind will be Moderate to Strong from the North.

The maximum temperatures will be around 33ºC in the interior of the Algarve and 30ºC along the southern coast, 33ºC in the interior of Alentejo, 33ºC in the Vale do Tejo, 23ºC in the North Coast and 34ºC in the interior North and 32ºC in the interior Centre.

The swell will be SW of less than 1m on the South coast and NW with 1,5m to 2m on the West coast.

According to the IPMA, these high temperatures are due to the advection of a hot, dry air mass from North Africa, associated with an eastward flow over the Iberian Peninsula, in the joint circulation of an anticyclone located in the Azores region, which it extends in a crest to the Bay of Biscay, and from a depression centered in the interior of the Peninsula.

 

 

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