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Weather predictions, based on observation and mathematical modelshelp predict the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place based on various relationships such as temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation or wind.

Weather forecasting is an exercise carried out for hundreds of years, even before the Christian era, based essentially on the observation of the configuration of the clouds, the wind, the time of year, although at the beginning these they did not succeed.

It was only with the emergence of new technologies (such as computers) that mathematical models began to be implemented, which made it possible to make more accurate predictions, becoming a fundamental factor for the transport (land, sea or air), agriculture, tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even military operationsbeyond deciding whether or not to carry an umbrella or whatever outfit become.

Here is the weather report for the next few hours in Santiago de Chile:

Tuesday’s weather in Santiago de Chile will reach 30 degrees, while the minimum temperature It will be 15 degrees. The expected UV index is 8.

As for the rain the probability of precipitation for the said city it will be 9%, with a cloudiness of 3%, during the day; and 4%, with 1% cloudiness, throughout the night.

During this time, wind gusts will reach 39 kilometers per hour during the day and 33 kilometers per hour at night.

Being located in the center of the country and having a few mountain ranges, In the Chilean capital, there is a temperate, almost Mediterranean climate..

This means that in Santiago, the mild temperatures, with large thermal variations between minimum nighttime temperatures and maximum daytime temperatures.

In the capital, the seasons of the year are well differentiated, where summer is dry and the rainy winter.

the cold season starts in May and lasts until September, with an average temperature of 8 degrees Celsius.

For its part, the hottest months start in October and progress through April, with average temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius.

The geographical conditions of the capital condition its climate. The Cordillera de los Andes, for example, prevents the climatic influence coming from the interior of the continent; while the Coast Range slows access to the maritime climate.

The city of Santiago has a predominantly temperate, almost Mediterranean climate.  (Reuters/File)
The city of Santiago has a predominantly temperate, almost Mediterranean climate. (Reuters/File)

In Chile They feel very cold to very hot weather conditionsdue to its geographical location and particular territorial extension.

in the north of the countryfrom the region of Arica and Parinacota, in Valparaíso, three types of climate are distinguished: tundra and desert in its cold and hot variants.

There tundra It is characterized by a dry and always cold climate that occurs throughout the eastern part of the northern region of Chile, bordering Bolivia and Argentina.

He hot desert It is the one that predominates in most of the north of the Chilean country, it is characterized by mild winters with nights that drop to zero degrees Celsius, with very hot summers and little rain.

During this time he cold desert It is felt in the northern coastal regions of the country, where the winters are very cold and the summers hot, here too the precipitation is very low.

In the center of the Chilean countryfrom the southern part of Valparaíso and up to Bío Bío, the two main climates are the cold semi-arid, the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean with cool summers.

He cold semi-arid It appears in the most northwestern part of the central part of Chile, where the winters are very cold, the summers hot or temperate and the precipitation rare.

The climate Mediterranean It is the most abundant in the center of the Chilean country and is characterized by mild winters, hot summers and a marked rainy season.

For his part, he Mediterranean with cool summers the most central area of ​​Chile appears, the only difference with the previous climate is that its summers are cool, as its name suggests.

In the south part of Chilefrom Araucania to Magallanes, the predominant climates are the tundra, semi-arid and oceanic cold.

He oceanic It is the main climate of the southern region, where the winters are cold and the summers cool, with rain practically all year round.

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