diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ipma/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/ipma/sensor.py
index 031ac68342dad5..911ad9f5d409d1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ipma/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ipma/sensor.py
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ async def async_retrieve_warning(location: Location, api: IPMA_API) -> int | Non
         value_fn=async_retrieve_uvi,
     ),
     IPMASensorEntityDescription(
-        key="warning",
-        translation_key="warning",
+        key="alert",
+        translation_key="weather_alert",
         value_fn=async_retrieve_warning,
         value_extractor=lambda data: data.awarenessLevelID if data else "green",
     ),
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ipma/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/ipma/strings.json
index b4e21765822368..ff9c23dd7ca5d6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ipma/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ipma/strings.json
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
       "uv_index": {
         "name": "UV index"
       },
-      "warning": {
-        "name": "Warning",
+      "weather_alert": {
+        "name": "Weather Alert",
         "state": {
           "red": "Red",
           "yellow": "Yellow",
diff --git a/tests/components/ipma/__init__.py b/tests/components/ipma/__init__.py
index ab5998c922f20f..031ff3c31d45b3 100644
--- a/tests/components/ipma/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/components/ipma/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from pyipma.observation import Observation
 from pyipma.rcm import RCM
 from pyipma.uv import UV
+from pyipma.warnings import Warning
 
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_LATITUDE, CONF_LONGITUDE, CONF_MODE, CONF_NAME
 
@@ -20,6 +21,20 @@
 class MockLocation:
     """Mock Location from pyipma."""
 
+    async def warnings(self, api):
+        """Mock Warnings."""
+        return [
+            Warning(
+                text="Na costa Sul, ondas de sueste com 2 a 2,5 metros, em especial "
+                "no barlavento.",
+                awarenessTypeName="Agitação Marítima",
+                idAreaAviso="FAR",
+                startTime=datetime(2024, 12, 26, 12, 24),
+                awarenessLevelID="yellow",
+                endTime=datetime(2024, 12, 28, 6, 0),
+            )
+        ]
+
     async def fire_risk(self, api):
         """Mock Fire Risk."""
         return RCM("some place", 3, (0, 0))
diff --git a/tests/components/ipma/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/ipma/test_sensor.py
index adff8206add267..0c2d4df4c4e1eb 100644
--- a/tests/components/ipma/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/ipma/test_sensor.py
@@ -35,3 +35,17 @@ async def test_ipma_uv_index_create_sensors(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     state = hass.states.get("sensor.hometown_uv_index")
 
     assert state.state == "6"
+
+
+async def test_ipma_warning_create_sensors(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test creation of warning sensors."""
+
+    with patch("pyipma.location.Location.get", return_value=MockLocation()):
+        entry = MockConfigEntry(domain="ipma", data=ENTRY_CONFIG)
+        entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+        await hass.config_entries.async_setup(entry.entry_id)
+        await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    state = hass.states.get("sensor.hometown_weather_alert")
+
+    assert state.state == "yellow"