The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (Senamhi) activated an orange alert for Lima, Callao and much of the coast due to a marked increase in temperatures, which in some points could reach up to 37 degrees Celsius, in the middle of the summer period.
According to the information released by the entity, the regions of Áncash, Arequipa, Callao, Ica, Lima, Moquegua, Piura, Tacna and Tumbes will face a thermal increase “of moderate to strong intensity.”
Senamhi warned that “little cloudiness is expected towards midday, which will favor an increase in ultraviolet radiation,” and added that “also, gusts of wind with speeds close to 35 km/h are expected, mainly during the afternoon.”
For Saturday, January 24, and Sunday, January 25, Senamhi predicts similar conditions, with maximums that would reach 37 °C on the north coast and up to 36 °C on the central coast. In Metropolitan Lima, temperatures would remain between 28 °C and 33 °C during both days.
