The districts of Bragança, Évora, Guarda, Faro, Beja, Castelo Branco and Portalegre are under an orange warning on 8 July due to persistently high maximum temperatures, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).

The orange warning for the districts of Évora, Faro, Beja, Castelo Branco, Beja and Portalegre will be in effect until 11 pm on 8 July, and in Bragança and Guarda until 6 pm on 9 July.

Due to the hot weather, the IPMA has also placed the districts of Viseu, Setúbal, Santarém, Lisbon, Leiria and Coimbra under a yellow warning until 11 pm on 8 July, and Vila Real until 6 pm on 9 July.

The mountainous regions of Madeira Island are also under an orange warning until 6 pm on 9 July due to the hot weather.

The north and south coasts of Madeira Island and Porto Santo will remain under a yellow warning until 6 pm in July due to persistently high maximum temperatures.

The orange warning is issued by IPMA whenever there is a “moderate to high risk weather situation,” and the yellow warning is issued when there is a risk to certain weather-dependent activities.