PORTUGAL BRACED FOR SCORCHING SUMMER WEATHER
According to the weather models employed by the Portuguese Met
Office, forecasts are that the months of June, July and August
will be among the hottest and driest the past quarter of a
century.
With blue skies already set to dominate in the coming days, the
Met Office this week issued a "probable forecast" for the next
three months.
However, weather officials were quick to point out that that
their methods are not 100 percent certain, nor could they
predict to what extent extreme weather patterns will be
occurring this summer.
On average, temperatures will be 0.5 degrees Celsius above
average, with central and southern Portugal set to be the
hardest hit by dry and hot weather.
But despite the forecast of a dry and hot summer, the National
Weather Institute (Inag) said this week that more than half the
country's dams are above their average capacity and there are
currently no concerns over water shortages.
The Portugal News