The IPMA's outlook for 28 September to 4 October brings moderate and at times heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, stronger wind and temperatures back to normal for the season. Rain and wind warnings are not ruled out.
Private healthcare group Lusíadas Saúde, owned by France's Vivalto Santé, will pour €60 million into a new 8,500-square-metre hospital in Faro with 28 beds, five operating theatres, an ICU and a 24-hour emergency department — creating roughly 500 jobs and opening at the end of 2027.
IPMA places seven districts under aviso amarelo from 09:00 Saturday 21 June to 18:00 Sunday 22 June as inland maximums push 40°C; 23 concelhos shift to perigo máximo de incêndio and the Defence and Interior ministries stand up a Monte Real operations centre.
EasyJet has marked the fifth anniversary of its Faro Airport base with a 3% summer capacity lift to 1.7 million seats, 18 routes and five Airbus A320 family aircraft on the ramp. The carrier has counted €8 billion of regional economic contribution since the 2021 launch.
Where to live in the Algarve, official INE rents and prices by town, healthcare, trains, buses, the toll free A22, water limits, and the seasons.
A Jet2 Boeing 737-800 flying from Bournemouth to Gran Canaria diverted to Faro Airport after cabin smoke was detected. All 141 passengers and crew are safe. The aircraft has been grounded for technical inspection.
