The Portuguese state weather agency on Friday put the capital Lisbon on high weather alert for the weekend, with temperatures expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 Fahrenheit) on the last day of Pope Francis' visit.
, a gathering of hundreds of thousands of Catholics that takes place every three years in a different city. The event will close with a papal Mass on Sunday.
World Youth Day participants were given what organisers have called the "pilgrim kit", which included a hat and a reusable water bottle. Before the closing event, 86-year-old Francis will travel to Portugal's famous Catholic sanctuary of Fatima on Saturday morning to pray the rosary with sick youngsters, people with disabilities and inmates.IPMA said temperatures on Saturday could rise to 36 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius in Fatima and Lisbon, respectively. August is usually the hottest month of the year in Portugal. The average highest temperature in August in Lisbon is around 28 degrees Celsius.
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