August 2023 was the fifth hottest in Portugal with drought affecting 97% of the country
Percentage of water in the soil decreased significantly in Alentejo and Algarve.
Percentage of water in the soil decreased significantly in Alentejo and Algarve.
This heat wave is expected to be longer «to the south of the Tagus and Beira Baixa»
Alentejo was the region where above-average temperatures persisted the most
Warmer-than-average conditions were seen at the eastern end of the continent, in a band stretching from the Barents and Kara Seas to the Caucasus.
Interior North and Center will be the regions most affected by the heat wave
These meteorological conditions constitute favorable conditions for the eventual occurrence and propagation of rural fires
Situation results from the circulation of a mass of very hot and dry air, originating in North Africa
Rural Fire Danger will present the Maximum and Very High classes in almost all of the North and Central interior and in the interior of the Algarve until the end of this week
Data demonstrate, without a great deal of doubt, that, at least since the last century, we have a well-defined trend of increasingly hotter and drier years.
Between the 8th and 10th of May, the average values of the maximum temperature on the continent were above 28ºC, reveals IPMA
In mainland Portugal, the year 2021 was classified as hot and dry