Climate information is increasingly relevant to society. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)
Beyond consulting the weather forecast to know what to wear or whether or not to carry an umbrella, the weather report is an instrument that has become essential for various sectors such as transportation (by sky, sea and land). , agriculture, tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even to carry out military operations.
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But if predicting the state of the weather could be complex in itself, another variant is added to this: global warming, which has made the need to stay up to date even more urgent in order to act and adopt public policies that reduce the risks of disasters. such as alerts about floods, droughts, freezing waves, a bad landing and other related phenomena.
In this context, here is the weather report for the next few hours in Barranquilla this Friday:
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The weather for this Friday in Barranquilla will reach 34 degrees, while the minimum temperature will be 26 degrees. The forecast ultraviolet ray levels are 6.
As for rain, the probability of precipitation for said city will be 3%, with a cloud cover of 78%, during the day; and 9%, with 64% cloudiness, throughout the night.
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Meanwhile, wind gusts will reach 41 kilometers per hour during the day and 48 kilometers per hour at night.
Prediction of the weather in Barranquilla (Illustrative image Infobae)
Being located in the north of the country, very close to the Caribbean Sea, Barranquilla is characterized by being dry tropical.
The average temperature in Barranquilla is 26 to 28 degrees Celsius, according to the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM).
During the day, the maximum temperature reaches 30 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature drops no more than 25 degrees Celsius in the early mornings.
Although there is little rain in this coastal city, there are two rainfall seasons on the calendar, the most important being from August to November, with September and October being the months with the most rain.
The second rainy season is at the beginning of the year, starting from May to June and they are light.
In contrast, the dry season occurs from December to April, with the first three months of the year being the driest days in Barranquilla.
The Colombian city of Barranquilla is characterized by being dry tropical. (Mayor of Barranquilla)
The weather in Colombia is very diverse, the climate is modified due to its geographical complexity such as the coasts of the Caribbean Sea to the North, the current of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the mountain ranges that cross it through the center from north to south.
According to IDEAM there are at least four types of climate in the country: tropical, dry, temperate and cold high mountain.
In the case of tropical climates, four subtypes are identified: rainforest or equatorial, rainforest or monsoon, savannah with dry winter and savannah with dry summer.
The tropical rain forest or equatorial covers areas such as the center and north of the Amazon, the entire Pacific Region, parts of Antioquia, western Santander, Boyacá and Cundinamarca, the Catatumbo area and the Amazon foothills. While the tropical rain forest or monsoon reaches the plain foothills and the southern extremes of the Caribbean region.
The savannah with dry winter includes most of the Caribbean and Orinoquia region, as well as the low areas in Santander and Antioquia. As for the savannah with dry summer. adds the inter-Andean valleys in Tolima, Huila, Valle, Cauca and Nariño.
For the dry climate, in Colombia the very hot arid or desert and the very hot semi-arid or steppe are perceived. The first is perceived in the upper part of Guajira and the second in the middle and lower zone of the same department plus sectors of the Caribbean coast.
The temperate climate is felt in the middle and lower areas of the three mountain ranges of the Colombian country; while the high mountain cold, as its name suggests, in the upper levels of the three mountain ranges.