08/18/2020 - 18:46
- Clarín.com
- Society
At the beginning of this week, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) issued an alert that covers the entire country. "Outbreak of very cold air." With that title, he notified that from Thursday there will be an influx of polar air that will translate into a marked drop in temperature and possible snowfall in some places in the province of Buenos Aires, Córdoba, the Cuyo region and the Northwest region. Also possibly in the suburbs.
The irruption of the cold began in the Patagonia area, between Tuesday and Wednesday. But it is expected that from this Thursday the cold will envelop the center of the country. Before the weekend, the polar cold blanket will affect the entire north of the country. The forecast of temperatures, winds and the occurrence of rain and / or snow can be consulted in the daily updates of the forecast in each point of the country.
A few days of almost perfect weather, full of squares and hubbub, are ending. During the morning of Tuesday, August 18, the SMN issued three alerts in some areas of the national territory for intense winds with gusts and the probability of strong storms. "The advance of very cold air through the Patagonian Region causes intense winds from the southwest with speeds between 50 and 70 km / h with gusts in Santa Cruz, Chubut and Rio Negro", it warned in one of its parts. The air flow from the southwest is expected to cover the entire surface of Neuquén and La Pampa, south of Mendoza and southwest of the province of Buenos Aires. The intensity of the winds will also persist in the mountain areas of Jujuy, Salta and Catamarca with gusts of between 60 and 90 kilometers per hour.
The forecast announces isolated rains and storms in the north of Misiones: "It is expected that they will intensify starting in the afternoon and may cause abundant water fall in short periods, significant electrical activity, gusts and occasional hail fall. Precipitation values are estimated accumulated between 40 and 70 mm that can be overcome in a timely manner ".
But beyond this, experts speak of the strongest polar cold outbreak this year.
