Climate information is increasingly relevant to society. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)
In the era of climate change, a warm summer day can quickly turn into heavy rain that causes flooding in a few minutes, so it is increasingly common for people to try to be prepared when faced with temperature variations.
Next the weather report expected in the next few hours for Mérida this November 15:
In Mérida it is expected a maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 24 degrees Celsius.
As for the rain, The probability of precipitation for this city will be 40% during the day and 7% at night.
In the same sense, cloudiness will be 92% during the day and 90% during the night. While the gusts of wind They will reach 37 kilometers per hour during the day and 24 kilometers per hour at night.
Be careful in the sun, UV rays are expected to reach a level of up to 3.
Climate prediction in Mérida (Illustrative image Infobae)
Merida and in general the Yucatan Peninsula, is characterized by having a warm subhumid climate with rain during the summer. The average temperature in said region is 26.6 degrees.
This area of Yucatán also has a long rainy seasonwhich runs from May to January, although there may also be rainfall in the dry months, however, these do not last more than an hour and are not an impediment to doing activities on the beaches.
The hottest season is from April to August, when the thermometer rises to 40 degreeswhile from September to January the winds that cloud and cool the city are common.
Mérida has a warm sub-humid climate. (Secretary of Tourism)
Mexico is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world, because due to its geographical location that What makes it a recipient of a wide variety of climates is that it has become home to 12% of the world’s species (12,000 of which are endemic).
The country is located in two completely different areas as it is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer: on the one hand there is the tropical zone and on the other with a temperate climate, however, these are intermingled by the oceans and reliefs that surround Mexico, giving rise to more times.
Given this, it is not surprising to find that in the highest parts of Chihuahua Temperatures range from -30 degrees, while in the Mexicali desert the thermometer reaches up to 50 degrees.
The country has a warm rainy zone that includes the low coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific; warm-humid and warm sub-humid regions that can be found in the coastal plains of the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the north of Chiapas and in the Yucatan Peninsula; dry climate in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental, the upper basins of the Balsas and Papaloapan rivers, parts of the Tehuantepec IsthmusYucatán and Chiapas; temperate zones, mostly the territory north of the Tropic of Cancer; and semi-desert, north of the Altiplano.
The average weather in the country is 19 degrees, however, there are cities such as Mexicali, Culiacán, Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Torreón, Saltillo or Monterrey where the high temperatures are really extreme.
When talking about the record maximum and minimum temperatures in Mexico, we must San Luis Río Coloradoa city located in Sonora but bordering the Great Altar Desert of Baja California, rose to the 58.5 degrees July 6, 1966; In contrast, the lowest temperature was recorded on December 27, 1997 in the municipality of Madero in Chihuahua, with -25 degrees.
Experts assure that due to climate change Mexico will suffer in the future a reduction in annual rainfall and a considerable increase in temperatures; In addition, there have been major impacts on farmers and ranchers due to the droughts or severe floods of recent years; while in hot times there has been an increase in the number of environmental contingencies in the main metropolises such as CDMX or Monterrey.
