:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/KFDI5JSPDVCDDLI2FEKUBYCUD4.jpg "Climate prediction: these are the temperatures in Medellín")
Temperature, probability of rain, cloudiness and ultraviolet rays are some of the data you should know before leaving home. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)
The type of climate that exists in a certain region is determined by different conditions, among which are altitude, latitude, orientation of the relief, distance from the sea and sea currents, giving guidelines to the so-called “meteorological time” which in turn is based in other elements such as temperature, pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation to describe the atmospheric conditions in a location in the short term.
To catalog the climate, the system developed by Wladimir Köppen is generally used, although there is also the Thornthwaite system, the latter which also takes into account biological diversity and the effects of climate change on it. Others such as Bergeron and Spacial Synoptic focus on the origin of the air masses that define the climate of a region.
Due to climate change, the planet is currently in a redistribution process in which some modification, however minimal, in the average annual temperature causes changes in habitats and their conditions.
In this context, here we leave you the weather for Medellín this March 18.
Regardless of whether you will take advantage of the day to take a walk or simply go to the office to work, knowing the weather in the next few hours can help you avoid getting wet in the rain or unnecessarily carrying an umbrella and coat.
For this Monday, it is expected that in Medellín there will be a 40% chance of rain, as well as a maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 17°. Cloud cover will be 91% and at night there will be a 41% chance of rain.
The weather forecast in Medellín (Illustrative image Infobae)
Being in the central part of the Aburrá Valley, Medellín has mainly humid subtropical weather.
Medellín is characterized by having a pleasant climate, neither too hot nor too cold, with average temperatures ranging from 16 to 26 degrees Celsius.
At noon the average maximum temperature ranges between 26 and 28 degrees Celsius. While in the early morning the minimum temperature is between 17 and 18 degrees Celsius.
The Colombian city has two rainy seasons, the first runs from the end of March to the beginning of July, the second begins the last days of September until the beginning of December.
The rest of the year, Medellín’s climate is dry, mainly in the first two months of the year.
The Colombian city has mainly a humid subtropical weather condition. (Medellin’s town hall)
The weather in Colombia is very diverse, the climate is modified due to its geographical complexity such as the coasts of the Caribbean Sea to the North, the current of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the mountain ranges that cross it through the center from north to south.
According to IDEAM there are at least four types of climate in the country: tropical, dry, temperate and cold high mountain.
In the case of tropical climates, four subtypes are identified: rainforest or equatorial, rainforest or monsoon, savannah with dry winter and savanna with dry summer.
The rainforest or equatorial tropical rainforest covers areas such as the center and north of the Amazon, the entire Pacific Region, parts of Antioquia, western Santander, Boyacá and Cundinamarca, the Catatumbo area and the Amazon foothills. While the tropical rain forest or monsoon reaches the plain foothills and the southern extremes of the Caribbean region.
The savannah with dry winter includes most of the Caribbean and Orinoquia region, as well as the low areas in Santander and Antioquia. As for the savannah with dry summer. adds the inter-Andean valleys in Tolima, Huila, Valle, Cauca and Nariño.
For the dry climate, in Colombia the very hot arid or desert and the very hot semi-arid or steppe are perceived. The first is perceived in the upper part of Guajira and the second in the middle and lower zone of the same department plus sectors of the Caribbean coast.
The temperate climate is felt in the middle and lower areas of the three mountain ranges of the Colombian country; while the high mountain cold, as its name suggests, in the upper levels of the three mountain ranges.