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Son las ocho; la temperatura ya habrá bajado.

Son las ocho; la temperatura ya habrá bajado.
It is eight o'clock; the temperature must have already gone down.
From Lesson 176:The future perfect (habré...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Son las ocho; la temperatura ya habrá bajado.

Why is habrá bajado translated as "must have gone down" instead of "will have gone down"?
In Spanish, the future perfect tense is often used to express a strong guess or probability about something in the recent past. The speaker is guessing that the temperature dropped before eight o'clock, which English usually expresses with "must have".
Could habrá bajado mean "will have gone down" here?
Technically yes, but the context makes it clear they are guessing about the present or recent past. Because the speaker establishes the current time (Son las ocho) and uses ya (already), they are assuming the temperature has already dropped by now, rather than talking about a future deadline.
Is bajar the standard verb for a drop in temperature?
Yes, bajar (to go down or lower) is the standard way to talk about temperatures dropping. If the temperature were rising, you would use the opposite verb, subir (to go up).
Why do we use son for "it is" when talking about the time?
Time is always told using the verb ser, not estar. You use the plural son las for all hours except one o'clock, which uses the singular es la una.

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