Climate information is increasingly relevant to society. (GlobeLiveMedia/Jovani Perez)

Beyond consulting the weather to know what to wear or wear or not an umbrella, the weather report It is an instrument that has become essential for various sectors such as transport (by air, sea and land), agriculture, tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even to carry out military operations.

But if by itself predict the time This could be complex, to which is added another variant: global warming, which has made even more urgent the need to keep up to date in order to act and act. adopt public policies that reduce disaster risk such as alerts about floods, droughts, freezing waves, bad landing and other related phenomena.

In this context, here the weather forecast for the next few hours in Montevideo:

This Thursday’s weather in Montevideo will reach 33 degrees, while the minimum temperature it will be 22 degrees. The expected UV index is 8.

As for the rain the probability of precipitation for the said city it will be 1%, with a cloudiness of 3%, during the day; and 1%, with 2% cloudiness, throughout the night.

During this time, wind gusts will reach 26 kilometers per hour during the day and 30 kilometers per hour at night.

Montevideo It has a humid subtropical climate with a average annual temperature of 16.7 degreesbeing relatively temperate for most of the year.

Due to its mid-latitude location, the seasons are well defined, mainly winter (June to August) and summer (December to February), although it is generally windy most of the year. year because it is a coastal city.

In winter, it usually occurs precipitation and fog, as well as a drop in temperature to zero degrees and, although snowfall is non-existent, a warm winter with temperatures sometimes reaching 20 degrees is not. Spring and autumn are mild.

On the other hand, during the summer, heat waves are common with highs around 35 degrees and lows of 20 degrees. It is important to mention that the population must pay particular attention to ultraviolet rays, as they are generally more intense than in the rest of the planet due to the geographical location of the country.

As for temperature records, the record low was -5.6 degrees, while the maximum marked 42.8 degrees. Only one snowfall was recorded: it was July 13, 1930 during the first game in the history of the Football World Cup.

Uruguay is characterized by a double rainfall season.  (Picture: file)
Uruguay is characterized by a double rainy season. (Picture: File)

Uruguay It is a country with a temperate-humid climate, with hot summers and cool winters which, due to its geographical location and its proximity to the ocean, also presents a double rainy season between spring-summer and autumn.

The country has an average temperature of 17 degrees per year, however, there is a very marked difference in their territory: the northwest region where Artigas, Salto and Rivera are located is warmer with an average of 18 degrees; while the southeast, where Montevideo, Maldonado, Rocha and Lavalleja are located, is cooler, with an average of 16 degrees.

Due to the strong winds that occur in the territory, the summers are less extreme and the winter is cooler, which also causes cold spells that particularly affect the north and south of the center. Only in a month up to 25 jellies can be saved.

Just on January 15, 2022, the country recorded a new record for highest temperature in its history, when the Institute of Meteorology of Uruguay (Inumet) indicated that the maximum in Florida had reached 44 degrees, equaling the mark of January 20, 1943. On the contrary, the coldest was that of Mercedes on the 29 January. July 2007 with -7.6 degrees.

Scientists point out that due to the effects of climate change, Uruguay could experience an increase in temperature of up to three degrees in the year 2100as well as an increase in precipitation.

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