Article by CancunSteve
See Cancun weather conditions real-time.How is Cancun weather predicted?What to do when it rains? Just yesterday a concerned elderly couple were asking the boy at reception if it would rain tomorrow as they were planning to go to the ruins. How would the receptionist boy ever know? Besides the fact he didn’t understand a word they said, no one down here can predict the weather. Red sky at night a sailor’s delight.A short red skirt at night CancunSteve’s delight.How do they forecast the weather?Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location.The weatherman has attempted to predict the weather informally for years.Weather forecasts are made by collecting quantitative data about the current state of the atmosphere and using scientific understanding of atmospheric processes to project how the atmosphere will evolve. OR here in Cancun they look for rainbows or cloud formations. Or red skies.OR red skirts as the case may be.In 650 BC, the Babylonians predicted the weather from cloud patterns as well as astrology.Similar system used in Cancun today.Great progress was made in the science of meteorology during the twentieth century.atmospheric pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity, precipitation are made near the Earth’s surface by trained observers help to make forecasts.As conditions down in Cancun are chaotic guesses (forecasts) are often off. Using barometric pressure and the pressure tendency (the change of pressure over time) has been used in forecasting since the late ninetenth century. Unfortunately the barometer here broke and no one has parts to fix it. If it should rain there are many neat things to do and enjoy in this city of one million people. Using the link below you can see some of these suggestions which include movies (first run in English) ; bowling; incredible shopping malls; and more.
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Cancun weather real timeMy name is Steve and we live here full time. Enjoying the city in all weather.
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