Evolution of the dust temperature during the cloud lifetime, after the onset of SF. Left panel. The solid light blue (dark blue) line shows the median of the mass-weighted (luminosity-weighted) distributions for the simulated MC. The shaded areas mark the 16th and 84th percentiles of each distribution. The light green (dark green) line shows the evolution of the mass-weighted (luminosity-weighted) distributions for the local cloud model by S20 in the uniform case. For the radiation pressure case, we show in light magenta (dark magenta) the mass-weighted (luminosity- weighted) distributions. The shaded gray area highlights the period when the cloud is dispersed according to the radiation–pressure model from S20 (cf. Sect. 2.3.) Right panel. Cumulative distribution of the fractional mass of dust (M_d(T > T_d)/M_d,tot) that has a temperature larger than T_d, color-coded according to the evolution time t of the MC.