Have you ever wondered what is the difference between an orange and a yellow weather warning and what exactly they mean?
Featured with this item is a table issued by by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality and the Met Office showing the categories with the element of risk.
For today, Monday July 15, the Met Office has issued a yellow hot weather warning.
During past years the temperatures during the summer months in the Murcia region have reached a maximum threshold of 34C and minimums of 23C.
Deciphering the table:
A Green warning means no risk:
A Yellow warning means low risk with temperatures exceeding the threshold temperatures, given above, for one or two days.
An Orange warning means medium risk with temperatures exceeding the threshold temperatures for three to four days.
A Red warning means high risk and temperatures exceeding the threshold for five days.
