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Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time, characterized by various factors such as temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, and visibility. It encompasses the short-term changes in these conditions, which can vary from minute to minute or hour to hour. Weather is what we experience daily, impacting our environment and activities. It differs from climate, which is the long-term average of weather patterns in a particular region over extended periods, typically 30 years or more. Weather phenomena include clear skies, rain, snow, storms, and extreme events like hurricanes and tornadoes. The study of weather is known as meteorology.
According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), the month of July this year was marked by above-normal temperatures, both in Portugal and across Europe. Climate…