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IPMA Calls a Hot, Showery 1.º de Maio Long Weekend With 28°C in Beja and 31°C in Santarém — Bragança, Castelo Branco and Guarda on Yellow Rain Alert as Above-Normal Temperatures Run Through 17 May

IPMA Calls a Hot, Showery 1.º de Maio Long Weekend With 28°C in Beja and 31°C in Santarém — Bragança, Castelo Branco and Guarda on Yellow Rain Alert as Above-Normal Temperatures Run Through 17 May

IPMA's forecast for the 1 May long weekend has Beja and Santarém at 28°C on Saturday and Santarém touching 31°C on Sunday, with showers and thunderstorms in interior and mountain regions. Bragança, Castelo Branco and Guarda are under a yellow rain advisory; above-normal temperatures run to 17 May.
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SPAIC Lifts a Continental Pollen Alert From Friday Through 7 May — Cypress, Pine, Oak, Birch and Olive on the Tree List, Grasses and Plantain on the Weed List, and Seven Regions Inside the High-Concentration Window

SPAIC Lifts a Continental Pollen Alert From Friday Through 7 May — Cypress, Pine, Oak, Birch and Olive on the Tree List, Grasses and Plantain on the Weed List, and Seven Regions Inside the High-Concentration Window

SPAIC has placed mainland Portugal under a high atmospheric-pollen advisory from Friday 1 May through 7 May 2026. Cypress, pine, birch, oak, cork-oak and holm-oak top the tree list; grasses, plantain, sorrel and nettle lead the weed list across seven regions.
The Portugal Brief