The municipality of Vouzela, in Viseu, is the only one with maximum risk of rural fire in mainland Portugal, according to the IPMA. About 50 municipalities are at very high risk, according to information from the institute.
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18/10/2026
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O municipality of Vouzela, in Viseu, is the only one that today presents maximum risk of rural fire in continental Portugal, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
With very high risk of fire are close to 50 municipalities of the districts of Porto, Coimbra, Viseu, Aveiro, Leiria, Santarém, Portalegre and Faro are very high risk of fire, according to the information available on the IPMA website.
The fire hazard determined by IPMA has five levels, which go from reduced to maximum. Calculations are obtained from air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and precipitation in the last 24 hours.
Because of the thunder forecast, the IPMA put the districts of Portalegre. Évora, Beja and Faro on yellow notice until 6:00 today.
The yellow warning is issued by the IPMA at risk for certain weather-dependent activities
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere provides for periods of very cloudy sky for today, becoming little cloudy or clean in the North and Center regions from morning.
The forecasts point to the possibility of showers, more likely in the South during the afternoon, and may be hailed and accompanied by thunder, and a drop in temperature.
The wind will blow weak to moderate from northeast, being moderate to strong in the highlands, especially from the North and Center until the end of the morning and from the end of the afternoon, and sometimes with gusts up to 70 km/h, temporarily blowing moderate to strong from north on the north coast of Cape Raso during the afternoon.
Maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 26 degrees in Évora and Setúbal and 15 degrees in the Guard.