Beja is one of fifteen districts in mainland Portugal that are under weather warnings over the weekend due to the heat. According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Faro escapes.
The IPMA announced that Bragança, Guarda and Vila Real are already under red warning, until 18pm today, due to the “persistence of extremely high maximum temperature values”.
Bragança and Guarda then become orange warning, which is in force until 18pm on Sunday.
Viseu and Castelo Branco are, in turn, under orange warning, of “persistence of very high maximum temperature values”, until 18pm today.
Beja, Évora, Porto, Setúbal, Santarém, Viana do Castelo, Aveiro, Coimbra, Portalegre and Guarda are already under yellow warning due to the heat, until 18pm today.
Beja, Évora, Vila Real, Castelo Branco and Portalegre are under yellow warning between 18pm today and 00pm on Saturday.
The red warning is issued by IPMA whenever there is an extreme risk meteorological situation, the orange warning when the risk is moderate to high and the yellow warning when there is a risk situation for certain activities dependent on the meteorological situation.
Due to the forecast of hot weather, the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) recommended on Thursday a set of measures to protect against the negative effects of intense heat, such as avoiding exposure to high temperatures, hydration and attention to the most vulnerable groups.
Drinking water, even when you are not thirsty, avoiding the consumption of alcoholic beverages, and trying to stay in cool, airy or air-conditioned environments for at least two to three hours a day are other measures.
You should also avoid direct exposure to the sun, especially between 11 am and 00 pm, use sunscreen with an factor equal to or greater than 17 and renew its application every two hours and after bathing at the beach or pool.
Light-colored, light and loose clothing that covers most of the body, a hat and sunglasses with ultraviolet protection should be worn, and activities that require great physical effort, particularly sports and leisure activities, should be avoided outdoors.
According to the DGS, the hottest hours should be chosen to travel by car and not stay in parked vehicles exposed to the sun.
The health authority draws attention to the care to be taken with groups most vulnerable to heat, such as children, the elderly, chronically ill people, pregnant women, people with reduced mobility, workers who work outdoors, those who practice physical activity and isolated people.
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