In a statement, the IPMA points out that the temperature is “already above the normal climatological values ​​for the month of May in most of the country, and with a tendency for a gradual increase, being more significant on the 29th and 30th”.

Therefore, the maximum temperature should reach values ​​above 30°C in most of the country from the 27th, Tuesday, with the exception of some places on the western coastal strip, and values ​​above 35°C in the South region.

The minimum temperature will also increase, although the IPMA still predicts values ​​below 10 °C in some areas of the North and Center regions until Monday, gradually rising throughout the week to values ​​above 15 °C across the entire territory.

“These climatic conditions will result in a gradual increase in Rural Fire Danger (PIR), with the high or very high PIR classification gradually extending to most regions, and the maximum PIR classification reaching some municipalities in the South, which will result in restrictions on the activities permitted in rural areas”.

According to IPMA, the continuation of hot and dry weather is due to a mass of hot air coming from North Africa, which is why it predicts that the sky will continue to be partly cloudy or clear, with some cloudiness possible during the early morning hours in the North and Central regions, more likely in the first days of the week, and on the coast.