Cuban Meteorological Institute Reports Cloudiness and Isolated Rains in Western Cuba
The Forecast Center of the Cuban Meteorological Institute has reported that an almost stationary and very weak front will increase cloudiness in the western region of Cuba, particularly in areas of its northern coast, with isolated rains. According to the report issued on its official website at 3:00 am, it is forecast that it will dawn partially cloudy in areas of the northern western coast and with little cloudiness in the rest of the country.
Throughout the morning, it will increase to partly cloudy in much of Cuba and in the afternoon it will become cloudy in some locations in the western region with isolated rains, which will be scarce in the rest of the archipelago. The maximum temperatures in the afternoon will be between 29 and 32 degrees Celsius, higher in inland and south-eastern locations; and at night they will be between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius.
The winds will be from the east in areas of the northern coast of the eastern half, with speeds between 10 and 25 kilometers per hour. In the rest of the archipelago, the winds will be weak variables, the aforementioned text states. According to the information offered, there will be waves on the northern eastern coast. On the rest of the coasts there will be little waves, which in the afternoon will decrease to calm seas in the north and west.
The Cuban Meteorological Institute also provided information about the weather patterns in January, noting that cold fronts affect the country more in this month than in previous ones, causing winter weather regularly. January is also one of the least rainy months of the year, with frontal systems being the main cause of precipitation.
Additionally, the El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon continues in the Pacific Ocean, with ocean conditions stable. The MEI index prediction model indicates that this phenomenon will last until April or May, with its greatest intensity expected to occur between February and March.