Source: Hydrometeorological Service, Guyana. Graphic: Guyana News Pulse.
Mostly sunny skies and temperatures reaching as high as 38°C are forecast for parts of Guyana on Sunday, November 8, as the Hydrometeorological Service maintains its heat advisory.
The service’s Sunday forecast gives temperatures of 32–35°C along the coast and 34–38°C elsewhere. Rainfall is forecast at zero to less than five millimetres in both areas, with a moderate to fresh easterly breeze.
Heat risk continues after sunset
Hydromet warns that unusually warm nights will accompany the daytime heat. Limited overnight cooling may increase the risk of heat-related illness, particularly for vulnerable people and those spending extended periods outdoors.
The World Health Organization’s heat guidance identifies outdoor and manual workers and athletes as groups exposed to heat through their activities. Age and existing health conditions also affect vulnerability.
WHO advises avoiding strenuous activity during the hottest part of the day and seeking shade or a cool place. It recommends light, loose-fitting clothes, drinking water regularly and cooling the skin with a damp cloth or cool shower.
Checking on people who may need assistance is another precaution, particularly older people, those living alone and people with heart, lung or kidney conditions. Children should never be left in parked vehicles, where temperatures can rise dangerously quickly.
Spring tide advisory continues
The spring tide advisory remains in effect through Wednesday, November 11. Hydromet separately listed no marine advisory when its website was checked at 12:18 p.m. Guyana time on Sunday.
Its sea outlook describes moderate open waters, with northeasterly waves of one to two metres. The absence of a marine advisory does not remove the separate spring tide notice.
For Monday, November 9, the service forecasts cloudy skies with scattered to occasional showers.
