Daily brief · Colombia

Barranquilla Oct 15, 2026

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Weather-risk signals · signal engine (Open-Meteo)

A heavy rain day could hit

low

A single day could bring around 14.8mm of rain on 2026-10-17 — close to the local heavy-rain reference for this time of year (around 24.7mm in a day). This comparison adds historical context; it does not assess impacts on a specific activity.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 15, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.

Valid until Oct 20, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Forecast period: 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-21.

Forecast source: open-meteo.

Years with usable data: 10 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 150.

Method: heavy-rain-percentile-max-v1-2026-09-22.

outdoor events · drainage operators · agriculture · grain farmers · orchards · livestock

Water conditions are improving

active

Around 170.9mm of rain has fallen over the past 14 days — above the 134.8mm typical for this period. A healthier water balance is restoring across this area.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 15, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.

Valid until Oct 20, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Recent data period: Sep 24, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026.

Years with usable data: 10 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 150.

Method: rolling-sum-v2-anchor-lookback-2026-09-21.

hydro operators · agriculture · reservoir ops · grain farmers · orchards · livestock

What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Oct 15, 2026.