Five districts under orange warning and seven under yellow warning due to heavy rain

Five districts are today under orange warning and seven under yellow warning, due to the forecast of heavy and persistent rain, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) reported today.

Vila Real, Porto, Viseu and Aveiro have been under orange warning since 06:00, which should be in force until 12:00 in the case of Porto, until 15:00 in Vila Real and until 18:00 in Aveiro and Viseu, while the district of Coimbra will be under orange warning between 12:00 and 18:00.

According to IPMA, the district of Castelo Branco, which is under yellow warning, should also raise the alert level to orange from 03:00 on Monday and until 09:00 on the same day.

In addition to these cases, there are six other districts in the country, all located in the north and center regions, under yellow warning: Viana do Castelo, Braga, Bragança, Guarda, Leiria and Santarém.

In the cases of Viana do Castelo and Braga, the yellow warning is in force between 05:49 and 12:00 today, in Bragança, between 06:00 and 15:00, in Guarda, between 09:00 and 12:00, in Leiria and Santarém, between 15:00 and 06:00 and 09:00 on Monday, respectively.

In the case of Castelo Branco, the yellow warning will only be in effect from 9pm until 3am on Monday, before changing to orange.

Also according to IPMA, the district of Setúbal, Lisbon, Beja and Poralegre will also be under yellow warning on Monday morning, and, in the cases of Braga, Viana do Castelo and Porto, this same bad weather warning will return at the beginning of the week, with an increased risk of thunderstorms to accompany the heavy rain.

The orange warning is issued by IPMA whenever there is a meteorological situation of moderate to high risk and the yellow warning when there is a risk situation for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation.

For today, the IPMA forecast points to persistent and sometimes heavy rain in the north and center of the country, reaching Alto Alentejo and the west coast of the South region, where it will be light. Strong winds are also forecast on the coast and in the highlands.

On the continent, minimum temperatures will range between 13ºC in Bragança and 20ºC in Lisbon and Santarém, while maximum temperatures are expected to range between 18ºC in Vila Real and 28ºC in Santarém.