Twenty-four municipalities in the districts of Faro, Portalegre, Santarém, Viseu and Castelo Branco present today a very high risk of rural fire, according to IPMA.
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17/10/2026
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Vin and four municipalities of the districts of Faro, Portalegre, Santarém, Viseu and Castelo Branco today present a very high danger of rural fire, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
According to the information available on the IPMA site, in very high fire hazard are the municipalities of Faro, Silves, Loulé, Tavira, Portimão and Monchique, in Faro district.
In the district of Santarém, the municipality of Chamusca is under the same alert and, in the district of Portalegre, the municipalities of Nisa, Portalegre, Castelo de Vide, Marvão, Gavião
The municipalities of Proença-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Oleiros, Sertã, Vila de Rei, Sardoal, Mação and Vila Velha de Ródão, in the district of Santarém, are equally in danger of fire.
The IPMA also put at very high risk of fire the municipalities of Santa Comba Dão, Viseu, Oliveira de Frades and Vouzela, in the district of Viseu,
The rural fire hazard, determined by IPMA, has five levels, ranging from reduced to maximum. Calculations are obtained from air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and precipitation amount in the previous 24 hours.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) provides for periods of very cloudy sky for today, decreasing nebulosity on the coast from the end of the morning.
Waterfalls are expected from the beginning of the morning in the interior of the North region, extending to the interior of the Central and South regions, sometimes strong, hail and accompanied by thunderstorm, especially during the afternoon.
The wind will blow weak to moderate (up to 30 km/h) from the north quadrant, being moderate to strong (30 to 45 km/h) from the northeast in the north and center highlands until the end of the morning and from the end of the afternoon.
A maximum temperature decrease is also expected, except on the North coast where a small rise is expected.
Maximum temperatures will vary today between the 18th in Bragança and Guarda and the 29th in Évora.