situação de alerta
Published 8 November 2026, 21:11
situação de alerta — a state of alert declared by the government
A special regime the government brings in for the whole country or several districts when fire or weather conditions become dangerous. While it is in force, its restrictions override the usual ones, regardless of today's fire danger level in your municipality. In summer 2026 an alert was declared for the whole of mainland Portugal from 3 to 6 July and extended in ten districts until 9 July.
Where you come across it. Summer days with intense heat and wind, large wildfires, storms.
The alert itself is announced by ANEPC and the government, not by IPMA, so you need to follow both.