2024-03-21 11:50:28
The autumn equinox today marks the beginning of a new season. This is a transitional season, characterized by cooler temperatures, climate variability, changes in the duration of sunlight, and the traditional falling of tree leaves. Autumn is here, but what can we expect from it?
According to the quarterly report of the National Meteorological Service (SMN), we will not have a typical autumn. Temperatures will be above normal in the NOA region, while the probability of precipitation will be normal or below normal. “Autumn is not going to be cold,” he warns in dialogue with LA GACETA. Juan Minettidirector of the South American Climatological Laboratory.
“Temperatures in Argentina in the last year have been quite hot. The year before last was relatively cold, and then came this heat stroke that lasted practically all of last year. Since then, temperatures have risen considerably in southern South America, which is why we have recorded temperatures above normal. And that will continue during this season; Autumns are generally hot, and cool the temperature for winter. Although we will have significant cold at the end of May, that will barely be enough to lower the temperature,” he explains. That could indicate that the winter will not be freezing either, but we still have to wait to reach those conclusions.
Humid conditions will also continue, warns Cristofer Brito, observer of the National Meteorological Service (SMN). “The person responsible for these conditions is El Niño, which helps ensure that we have few cold air inflows in the north of the country and that warm air masses prevail,” he adds.
What to expect
The truth – Minetti details – is that temperatures until mid-May will be high, “in the same way that heat strokes have been disturbing us in recent days.” “During April, day and night temperatures will be above normal, and that will continue until mid-May. Then there will be a drop in temperatures, around the end of May and the first half of June, which will have a lot of cloudiness,” he explained.
What about the rain? “As the SMN reports, the rains will measure below normal in the period that lasts autumn for climatology, which is from March 1 to May 31. We hope that these rains that we have been having disappear or decrease during the course of the month of April; and that is why the trend that the SMN sets,” adds Brito.
recommendations
With the change of season, the possibility of suffering from some of the typical seasonal illnesses increases, such as the flu, cold, allergies or other types of respiratory conditions, such as pneumonia or bronchitis. To avoid getting sick in the fall, experts recommend completing a vaccination schedule, washing your hands to avoid the spread of germs, having a balanced diet, doing regular physical activity to keep your immune system strong, and even wearing masks. crowded places or with sick people- to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases.