Know what the phenomenon has been observed in the country.
The cirrocumulus, which is the name given to the cloud formation that was appreciated in the country on Tuesday morning.
According to the Spanish portal weather.com, this cloud type is “one of the most spectacular, stretching for hundreds of kilometers”.
Salvadoran meteorologist Sandra Martínez shared some images and explained through her Twitter account what this phenomenon consists of.
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“Clouds like these are ripples in the thermodynamics of the atmosphere; it usually indicates that hot air is rising, creating a chance of rain, ”he said.
Image taken at 5:57 am on Tuesday near the San Carlos Borromeo parish. Thus, the formation of the clouds in La Unión was appreciated. Photo: EDH / Insy Mendoza
For this reason, the expert predicts that “in the coming days we may see the first showers or some storm over the area.”
After we experience that environment, “we return to other dry days and so on; preparing for the transition from the dry season to the rainy season, ”he noted.
Sandra Martínez studied at the University of El Salvador (UES) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She is certified and accredited as a Meteorologist and Hydrologist with the United States Department of Commerce. He also conducted studies in Spain, Guatemala and the United States.
In December 2019, she retired from the post of meteorologist she held for several years at the Ministry of the Environment due to her retirement, as confirmed to this newspaper on that occasion. Currently, he continues to practice the profession in the news of the state channel.
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