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From January 21-31, the Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) shifted southward in most of its length, except between longitude 18E and 28E, where it moved northward compared to its previous 10-day ITF position. The current 10-day ITF position (Red line) is located at approximately 6.9N in the western portion, which is south of its previous position at 7.9N. In the eastern portion, the current location of the ITF is around 7.2N, representing a northward shift from its previous position at 6.8N. Figure 1 shows the current position (Red line) of the ITF during the 3rd dekad of January and its previous position (Purple line) during the 2nd dekad of January. Figures 2 and 3 are time series showing the latitudinal positions of the western and eastern portions of the ITF, respectively, along with their seasonal evolution since April 2026.

Dekad	15W	10W	5W	0	5E	10E	15E	20E	25E	30E	35E
January 1	10.9	10.2	10.7	9.0	6.6	6.1	6.6	6.7	6.5	6.1	5.7
January 2	10.8	8.6	6.4	6.6	9.4	8.6	7.7	7.8	8.3	6.4	4.5
January 3	7.8	6.6	6.5	6.5	7.6	7.2	5.1	8.9	10.6	5.5	3.8