Speaking to Lusa, the meteorologist from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) said that the rise in temperatures will be “very significant”, above average for the time of year, and should remain at least until the 27th of June.

“Today, periods of rain or showers are forecast, which may locally be intense and accompanied by thunderstorms in the northern and central regions and hail in the afternoon only in the north and central interior. In the south it will be weak and infrequent. Tomorrow [Tuesday] there is a possibility that there will still be some showers in the northern and central regions, more likely on the coast north of Cape Mondego”, she said.

According to Maria João Frada, on Wednesday, showers are still expected overnight in the North and Center regions, but it should improve in terms of cloudiness from the end of the morning.

“Then we will have a hot weather situation. Moving from mild temperatures to hot, to higher temperatures. The warmest areas will be the Tagus Valley, the interior of Alentejo and the Algarve”, she said.

According to Maria João Frada, over the weekend, temperatures could reach 38 and 40 to 42 degrees Celsius in some places south of the Tagus.

“The IPMA is expected to issue warnings for hot weather,” she said.

The IPMA meteorologist said that the minimum temperatures will also rise from Thursday and remain at least until the 27th, with high values for this time of year.

“We will also have a significant rise in the lows. We are going to have tropical nights, that is, temperatures equal to or greater than 20 degrees, south of the Tagus ”, she said.