Teh National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH) reported that the second cold front of the season will enter the country next Sunday, December 8, causing a drop in temperature in different regions of the country.
Outlook Writing
According to the scientific entity, low temperatures will continue in the country, affecting mainly the western areas and the central highlands at night. The spokesperson for Insivumeh, Albert Betancourt, said that the cold season of 2024-2025 has just started and it is expected that the temperature will drop in different regions of the country until March 2025 due to the arrival of 13 to 15 cold fronts.
The technician of the Insivumeh Forecast Center, byvian Roldán, reported that the national territory is currently affected by the entry of moisture from the Caribbean Sea affecting the areas of the North Diagonal Strip, eastern valleys and the Caribbean Sea, where the presence of rain or No Late afternoon and evening drizzle is excluded.
the lowest temperatures reported in the last hours in the country correspond to 4.6 degrees Celsius in Quetzaltenango, 5.6 degrees Celsius in Huehuetenango, 13.8 degrees Celsius in Alta Verapaz, 13.6 degrees in the capital and 14.6 in Petén.
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF SATELLITE IMAGES
December 5, 2024. 07:45 hrs.#SomosINSIVUMEH #GuatemalaSaleAdelante #CIV #ClimaGT pic.twitter.com/v55H5QQAwX— INSIVUMEH (@insivumehgt) December 5, 2024
For this Thursday, December 5, the temperature is expected to be between zero and 17 degrees in Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango; from 2 to 22 degrees in Quetzaltenango and from 4 to 24 degrees in the capital of Huehuetenango.
Gustavo Samayoa, head of the Meteorological Department of INSIVUMEH, said that cold fronts are important for the country because they promote a decrease in temperature in the morning and generate rain, especially in the northern zone, Petén, the Transversal del Norte Strip and the Caribbean Sea.
In addition, they recommend that the population take precautionary measures to avoid respiratory diseases and other health problems related to the cold.