According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), the districts of Aveiro, Viseu, Guarda, Coimbra, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Santarém, Lisbon, Portalegre, Évora, Beja, Setúbal and Faro will be under a yellow weather warning due to the forecast of rain, sometimes heavy, which can occasionally be hail and accompanied by strong gusts of wind, and frequent and scattered thunderstorms.

According to the IPMA, the yellow warning for those 13 districts will be in effect between 9:00am and 9:00pm on Thursday.

The IPMA placed the districts of Setúbal, Beja and Faro under a yellow weather warning today due to the forecast of showers, which may be strong and accompanied by thunderstorms.

According to the institute, the yellow weather warning for these three districts on the continent will be in effect between 14:00 and 18:00 today.

The yellow warning is issued by IPMA whenever there is a risk for certain activities depending on the weather situation.