In the middle of June, when you'd normally be digging out the summer wardrobe, Macedonia is bracing for something completely unexpected - autumn instead of summer. Meteorologists are forecasting a significant temperature drop, with a cold snap rolling in from northern latitudes to bring „an autumn atmosphere in the middle of the coming summer."

The drop won't be mild. In some parts of the country, daytime temperatures will fall by more than 10 degrees compared to early June, sinking well below the average for the month. Instead of heat, expect heavy rain, strong northerly winds, thunder, and brief storms.

This „negative temperature anomaly," as the forecasters call it, will last a few days. For anyone who'd already planned their first summer getaways and swims, it's an unwelcome surprise - but also a reminder of just how unpredictable the climate is becoming.

The weather stopped following the calendar a long time ago. Autumn in June, summer in October, droughts and floods in the same season - these are no longer exceptions but a pattern that repeats every year. The question isn't whether this cold snap will pass (it will), but how often these „unusual" reversals will become ordinary. Because when an anomaly repeats every season, it's no longer an anomaly - it's the new normal we all pretend we haven't gotten used to.