Climate information is increasingly relevant to society. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)
Weather predictions, based on observation and mathematical modelshelp predict the state of the atmosphere at a given time and location from records such as temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation or wind.
Weather forecasts are practices that have been carried out for hundreds of years, even before the Christian era, basically based on the observation of cloud patterns, wind, and the time of year, although initially these They were not very accurate.
It was not until the emergence of new technologies (such as computers) that mathematical models began to be implemented that made it possible to achieve more accurate predictions, becoming a fundamental factor for the transportation (land, sea or air), agriculture, tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even military operationsthis beyond deciding whether or not to carry an umbrella or what outfit put on.
Below is the weather status for the next few hours in Washington DC for this Wednesday:
The probability of precipitation For this Wednesday in Washington DC it is 45% during the day and 25% at night.
Meanwhile, cloudiness will be 93% during the day and 70% during the night.
As to the temperature A maximum of 22 degrees and a minimum of 16 degrees is expected in this region. Ultraviolet rays are forecast to reach a level of up to 1.
While wind gusts will reach 13 kilometers per hour during the day and 9 kilometers per hour at night.
The weather forecast in Washington DC (Illustrative image Infobae)
Washington DC is the capital city of the United States, located in the northeast of the North American country, next to the Potomac River, surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia.
The climate in the American capital is mainly tropical, with the monsoon subtypewhich means that it registers high temperatures all year round, with a short dry season and a predominantly rainy season.
The highest temperatures They are recorded in July, where it is around 40 degrees; In contrast, it is in January and February when cold weather predominates to the point of reaching zero degrees.
Meanwhile, the month with more rain It’s May.
Being a large country, the United States boasts a wide variety of climates, practically all of them.
On the eastern side of the United States Two main climates predominate: the humid subtropical and the humid continental.
In the American Northeast The most predominant climate is humid continental which is characterized by constant rain throughout the year that turns into storms during the summer and snowfall throughout the winter.
In the southeastern United States The prevailing weather is subtropical humid It has warm summers, cool winters and abundant rainfall.
From the American West Sidethere are at least three major predominant climates: semi-arid, arid and Mediterranean.
The semi-arid climate, in its cold subtypeencompasses the most central part of the west and from north to south of the United Statesis characterized by little rainfall and low temperatures.
In the southwestern United States is where the arid climate, both cold and warm subtype. In the cold arid, the winters are cold and the summers are temperate, while in the hot arid, the summer registers extremely high temperatures and in the winter the weather is mild. In both cases, rainfall is scarce.
The Mediterranean climate registers in the most coastal area of the American West, from north to south and is characterized by its mild and rainy winters, plus its dry and hot summers.
