The southeast winds push up the temperatures while adding humidity to the air, according to reports in Hoy and El Caribe. The National Meteorological Office (Onamet) is forecasting at least two weeks of high temperatures and is advising people to wear light clothing and to drink plenty of fluids. The forecast is also for brief showers in the northeast and southeast as well as in the central mountains and along the frontier. The suffocating heat, reaching 35?C and 36?C or 95?F and close to 97?F, in some location around the country, and the El Caribe say that this is due to proximity of the summer, which officially starts on 21 June. @solucionesparaestecalor on Twitter is offering solutions from the sublime to the ridiculous, and the Public Health Ministry is recommending the consumption of fruits and vegetables with a high water content, as well as rich in vitamins and fiber. Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez agrees with Onamet’s recommendations of using light colored clothing due to the combination of heat, perspiration and humidity that combine to sap the body’s fluids.