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  A Day Under the Baghdad Sky: Forecasting the Feel of May 15th The dawn broke over Baghdad, not with a whisper, but with the first hints of the day's character etched across the eastern horizon. As the sun began its ascent on this Thursday, the 15th of May, 2025, the ancient city stirred, its rhythm intrinsically tied to the atmospheric dance orchestrated by the prevailing weather patterns. Today's weather forecast painted a picture of a typical late spring day in this part of the world, a transition period where the pleasant warmth of early May begins its inexorable march towards the intense, dry heat that defines the Mesopotamian summer. Let's talk specifics, though figures only tell part of the story. The prediction for today indicated a high temperature expected to reach a notable 32 to 33 degrees Celsius. This isn't yet the blistering heat that will grip the city in the coming months, but it's certainly warm enough to command respect from residents and visito...

 The city of Budapest, a grand dame straddling the gentle curve of the Danube, awoke on this Tuesday, the 13th of May, under a sky that was anything but decided. It was a morning painted in hues of soft, uncertain grey, a canvas awaiting the day's brushstrokes of sun, cloud, and maybe, just maybe, the fleeting whisper of rain. The air held a cool, crisp promise, a lingering touch of spring's sometimes hesitant embrace before summer makes its bold claim. As the city's famous bridges began to stir with the first commuters, and the stately buildings along the Pest and Buda banks emerged from the pre-dawn gloom, the initial feeling was one of quiet contemplation, mirrored by the reserved mood of the atmosphere. Just before the official greeting of dawn, a muted light began to seep into the eastern sky. It wasn't the dramatic, fiery explosion of colour that sometimes sets the Danube ablaze, but rather a shy, gradual lightening, as if the sun was still deciding if it was trul...