High pressure (the anticyclone) remains over Portugal, blocking rainfall and keeping temperatures unusually high for the season, with forecasts reaching 27 degrees in the coming days.
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Temperatures are set to drop across mainland Portugal, with the coldest mornings expected on Wednesday 21 October and Thursday 22 October. Rain is forecast for the North and Centre regions throughout the week, particularly on the coast, with occasional periods of light rain expected in Lisbon on Wednesday 21 October and further rain across the North and Centre on Friday 23 October.
Maximum temperatures will drop between Friday 16 October and Saturday 17 October in the central and southern regions, notably in Lisbon where the thermometer falls from 31ºC to 22ºC. IPMA also forecasts rain showers in the interior districts of Guarda, Castelo Branco, and Portalegre on Saturday 17 October, before temperatures rise again on Sunday 18 October to 26ºC in Lisbon, Santarém, and Leiria, while Porto drops to 23ºC.
The unseasonal summer-like weather ends with the arrival of cooler temperatures and rain, starting Monday, September 28. The weather forecast includes increased cloud cover, with the potential for hail in the interior regions of the Centre and South.