Temperature, probability of rain, clouds and ultraviolet rays are some of the information you need to know before leaving home. (GlobeLiveMedia/Jovani Perez)

In the age of climate change, a hot summer day can quickly turn into heavy rain that causes flooding in just minutes. It is therefore increasingly common for people to try to be warned about temperature fluctuations.

Below is the weather report expected in the next few hours for Washington DC:

Thursday’s weather in Washington DC will reach 17 degrees, while the minimum temperature It will be 8 degrees. The forecast for UV levels is 5.

As for the rain precipitation forecast for the said city it will be 0%, with a cloudiness of 28%, during the day; and 1%, with 79% cloudiness, throughout the night.

During this time, wind gusts will reach 29 kilometers per hour during the day and 16 kilometers per hour at night.

Washington DC is the capital of the United States, located in the northeast of the North American country, along the Potomac River, surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia.

The climate of this American city is mainly tropical, with the monsoon subtypethat is, it is hot all year round, with a short dry season and a predominantly rainy season.

The hottest temperatures they are recorded in July, when it is around 40 degrees; on the other hand, it is in January and February that freezing weather reigns to the point of reaching zero degrees.

Meanwhile, the month with more rain it is the month of May.

(Picture: File)
(Picture: File)

Being a large country, the United States records a huge variety of climates, virtually all of them.

East of the United States Two main climates predominate: the humid subtropical and the humid continental.

In the American Northeast the most important time is humid continental which is characterized by constant rains throughout the year which turn into storms in the summer and snow throughout the winter.

In the southeastern United States the prevailing weather conditions are humid subtropical it has hot summers, cool winters and abundant rainfall.

American West Sidethere are at least three major predominant climates: semi-arid, arid and Mediterranean.

The semi-arid climate, in its cold subtypeencompasses the westernmost and north-southmost part of the United Statescharacterized by low rainfall and low temperatures.

In the southwestern United States this is where he is arid climate, both in its cold and hot subtypes. In the cold and arid regions, the winters are freezing and the summers mild, while in the hot and arid regions, the summer records extremely high temperatures and in the winter the weather is mild. In both cases, precipitation is rare.

The Mediterranean climate enroll yourself in the most coastal area of ​​the American West, from north to south and is characterized by its mild and rainy winters, as well as its dry and hot summers.

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