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Scorching heat forecast for St Anthony’s Day in Portugal

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 275 words · By Manuel Ribeiro
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What to know about Scorching heat forecast for St Anthony’s Day in Portugal

With summer just days away, Portugal is marking its national day in sweltering heat, with 35–40 °C prompting many to seek relief in the cold Atlantic.

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What happened

With summer just days away, Portugal is marking its national day in sweltering heat, with 35–40 °C prompting many to seek relief in the cold Atlantic.

Why it matters

A mass of hot, dry air from North Africa is set to sweep across the Iberian Peninsula between 10 and 14 June, causing a sharp rise in temperatures on the mainland, according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).

Common ground

Even today, Portugal Day, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, temperatures will rise, ranging between 25 and 35°C, which is normal for this time of year and just a few days before the official start of summer, with the solstice expected at 9.24 am on 21…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/10/st-anthonys-day-brings-heat-and-ideal-condit…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The 12th, the eve of Saint Anthony’s Day, is set to be the hottest, with maximum temperatures generally ranging between 35 and 40 °C across most of the territory.”
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The specific forecast for June 12 (eve of Saint Anthony's Day) with temperatures between 35 and 40°C is only found in the EuroNews cross-reference. Other sources mention heatwaves in June 2026 but not this specific date's range.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 16, 2026 ... Maximum air temperature - the highest since 1931, 5.59 °C above the normal value. 3 heat waves were recorded on the mainland, which affected the ...
https://www.facebook.com/scalgarve/posts/portugal-on-the-bri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 26, 2024 ... Occurrences of hot days (maximum temperature above 30 °C), very hot days (maximum temperature above 40 °C) and tropical nights (minimum ...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-67996-6
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 21, 2026 ... Temperatures are forecast to exceed 40°C in Spain, Portugal and ... temperatures from this week's record-breaking heatwave in Europe: 37.3 C ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ2g6AWuSJz/?hl=en
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Claim 2: “Values could reach 45°C.”
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The claim that temperatures could reach 45°C is found in both the EuroNews cross-reference and a specific web search result titled 'Heat warning as temperatures in Portugal could reach 45°C'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Weather forecast & current weather worldwide in Fahrenheit or Celsius - hour-by-hour & 2 week forecast plus last week's weather.
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/
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web search NEUTRAL — Storm Team 4 brings you the latest weather forecast and live radar. NBC New York meteorologists cover the five boroughs and New Jersey.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/
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web search NEUTRAL — Here's our latest thinking not only on temperatures, but also rainfall.
https://www.wunderground.com/
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Claim 3: “These high temperatures are expected to last until Saturday 13 June, with a slight drop forecast from the 14th.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support or refute the claim that high temperatures would last until June 13 with a drop on the 14th.
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Claim 4: “Portugal Day, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, temperatures will rise, ranging between 25 and 35°C”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from EuroNews and a web search result specifically mentioning that on Portugal Day (June 10), temperatures were expected to rise between 25 and 35°C.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fátima (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfatimɐ] ) is a city in the municipality of Ourém and district of Santarém in the Oeste e Vale do Tejo Region of Portugal, with 71.29 km2 of area and 13,212 inhabita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fátima,_Portugal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lagos (pronounced [ˈlaɣuʃ] ; Proto-Celtic: *Lacobriga) is a city and municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Por…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos,_Portugal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nazaré (Portuguese pronunciation: [nɐzɐˈɾɛ] ) is a Portuguese resort town and municipality located in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the Leiria District. The munic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazaré,_Portugal
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Claim 5: “Night-time lows are also expected to rise nationwide, with some areas likely to record values close to or above 20 °C up to the night of the 13th to the 14th.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia definitions of 'Night' and does not contain any specific meteorological data regarding night-time lows in Portugal for June 13-14.
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web search NEUTRAL — Moonlight, airglow, starlight, and light pollution dimly illuminate night. The duration of day, night, and twilight varies depending on the time of year and the latitude. Night on other celestial bodi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night
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web search NEUTRAL — Night is the first in a trilogy— Night, Dawn, Day —marking Wiesel's transition during and after the Holocaust from darkness to light, according to the Jewish tradition of beginning a new day at nightf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_(memoir)
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web search NEUTRAL — Night or nighttime is the time when the Sun is not in the sky, from dusk to dawn. The opposite of night is daytime. The start and end times of night are different in different geographic locations. It…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night
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Claim 6: “A mass of hot, dry air from North Africa is set to sweep across the Iberian Peninsula between 10 and 14 June”
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Multiple web search results confirm that masses of hot, dry air from Africa were forecast to hit the Iberian Peninsula in June, specifically mentioning the movement of air from Africa to Spain and France.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, connected to the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees. The peninsula contains rocks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Iberian_Peninsu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: eye-BEER-ee-ən), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe. Mostly separated from the rest of continental Europe by the Pyrenees, the Iberian Peninsula …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ancestry of modern Iberians, comprising the Spanish and Portuguese, reflects the Iberian Peninsula's position in the southwestern corner of Europe and broadly aligns with patterns typical of South…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_history_of_the_Iberian…
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Claim 7: “The IPMA also explains that the heat will feel more intense because of a reduction in wind strength”
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The explanation regarding the reduction in wind strength increasing perceived heat is only present in the EuroNews cross-reference.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The IPMA also explains that the heat will feel more intense because of a reduction in wind strength
https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/10/st-anthonys-day-brings-h…
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Claim 8: “From the 11th, a sharper increase in temperatures is expected, of around 10 degrees Celsius in some areas.”
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The specific detail about a 10-degree Celsius increase starting June 11 is found in the EuroNews cross-reference, but not independently corroborated by other provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From April to September 2025, parts of Europe were affected by multiple heatwaves. Record-breaking temperatures came as early as April; however, the most extreme temperatures began in mid-June, when e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_European_heatwaves
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starting in late May 2026, several severe heatwaves affected Europe. Temperature records were broken in Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of weather records includes the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under specific conditions—such as surface temperature a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records
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Claim 9: “the solstice expected at 9.24 am on 21 June”
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A web search result explicitly mentions the solstice being expected at 9:24 am on June 21 in the context of the Portugal heat warning. General references to the solstice occurring on June 21 are found in Britannica and Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. Its length is 30 days. June succeeds May and precedes July. This month …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — June is the sixth month of the year. June may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — June bug or Junebug may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_bug
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Claim 10: “Until then, IPMA will keep the country under a yellow heat warning.”
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Claim 11: “according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA)”
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Wikipedia confirms that the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) is the national meteorological organization of Portugal. Web results show IPMA issuing notices and forecasts for mainland Portugal in June.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NI Mário Ruivo, previously known as NI Mar Portugal, is a research vessel of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA). She was originally the RMAS Salmaid (A187), a Sal-Class moor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NI_Mar_Portugal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. It is a unitary republic comprising mainland Portugal, located on the southwestern portion of the Iberian Peninsula a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (lit. 'Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere'; abbreviated as IPMA) is the national meteorological, seismic, sea and atmospheric organization…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Português_do_Mar_e_d…
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