The first days of February could face the lowest temperatures of the current winter season in CUba, while a new cold front It is already beginning to influence the country’s climate and anticipates several days of marked thermal decline.
This was warned by meteorologist Javier Ruizánchez on social networks, assessing a “growing potential” that the first days of February will record the lowest temperatures of the current season.
According to their estimates, an Arctic air mass will reinforce cold conditions after the passage of a new cold front, with values “well below the historical average” for this stage of the year.
In parallel, the Institute of Meteorology reported that a cold front began to approach the country since Monday afternoon, with initial effects in the west.
The system will bring an increase in cloudiness and isolated rains, mainly in northern areas and coastal areas, where the northeast flow will be felt more strongly, he said. Rebel Youth.
Starting this Tuesday, a more marked drop in temperatures is expected, which will give way to a prolonged period of winter atmosphere for the rest of the week.
The western provinces could experience thermal values below normal, while the center and east of the country will feel a progressive cooling, the report states.
As Ruizanchez points out, the front is expected to be located over the central region of Cuba, where the greatest chances of rain will be concentrated.
“High pressures of migratory continental origin will begin to influence a large part of the Cuban territory, accompanied by a mass of cold air,” the meteorologist warned on his networks, which will cause a winter day in the western half, with maximum temperatures between 22 and 25 °C, while in the eastern half they will remain slightly warm, oscillating between 27 and 30 °C.
Specialists indicate that this event adds to an active winter season, characterized by the succession of frontal systems. Although the associated rains are not expected to be intense, the change in weather will be noticeable in thermal sensation, especially during the nights and early mornings.
The record for minimum temperature in Cuba dates back almost 30 years. It is 0.6 degrees Celsius and was established on February 18, 1996, in Bainoa, in the current province of Mayabeque.
