Weather forecast in Bogotá for this May 1

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Temperature, probability of rain, cloudiness and ultraviolet rays are some of the data you should know before leaving home. (Infobae/Jovani Pérez)

Weather forecasts, based on observation and mathematical models, help predict the state of the atmosphere at a given time and location based on records such as temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation or wind.

Weather forecasts are practices that have been carried out for hundreds of years, even before the Christian era, basically based on the observation of cloud patterns, wind, and the time of year, although at first these were not very accurate.

It was not until the arrival of new technologies (such as computers) that mathematical models began to be implemented that made it possible to achieve more precise predictions, becoming a fundamental factor for transportation (land, sea or air), agriculture, tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even military operations, beyond deciding whether or not to carry an umbrella or what outfit to wear.

Below is the weather status for the next few hours in Bogotá for this Wednesday:

The weather for this Wednesday in Bogotá will reach 21 degrees, while the minimum temperature will be 11 degrees. The UV index forecast is 8.

As for rain, the probability of precipitation for said city will be 80%, with 90% cloudiness, during the day; and 71%, with 98% cloudiness, throughout the night.

Meanwhile, wind gusts will reach 30 kilometers per hour during the day and 17 kilometers per hour at night.

The weather forecast in Bogotá (Illustrative image Infobae)

Being located in the Eastern mountain range of Colombia, that is, in the Andean zone of the country, Bogotá has a mainly cold and dry climate.

The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) mentions that the capital has an average temperature of 13.1 degrees Celsius.

During the day, the maximum temperature ranges between 18 and 20 degrees Celsius; while at night, the low temperature decreases between 8 and 10 degrees Celsius.

However, at the beginning of the year, temperatures can drop to minus 5 degrees Celsius.

Bogotá has two distinct rainy seasons: from March to June and from September to December, with April being the month with the most rain. During these times, everything from torrential rains to hail and electric shocks occur.

For its part, the dry season runs from January to February, as well as from July to August, with the first month of the year being the driest. During these times, sunny and hot days are recorded, with a blue sky and few clouds.

The Colombian capital has cold and dry weather. (Bogota City Hall)

The weather in Colombia is very diverse, the climate is altered 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 tropical rain forest or equatorial 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.