08/04/2021 20:03
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 08/04/2021 20:03
It was almost
from an instant to the other
.
The Buenos Aires sky that had dawned with a splendid sun was hidden behind a strong white blanket after five in the afternoon and
Buenos Aires was transformed into London
.
According to meteorology specialists, it is an
advection fog
.
In other words, it occurs when warm and humid air travels over a colder surface.
In this case, it happened when a warm air mass from Uruguay advanced over the Río de la Plata - which has a colder temperature -
condensed and fogs formed
.
Visibility in downtown Buenos Aires dropped significantly due to the fog.
Photo Germán García Adrasti
“This phenomenon has the particularity of being much denser.
therefore
visibility is greatly reduced.
The fogs will remain, with more force on the river's coast, practically
throughout the night and until tomorrow morning,
”explained Cindy Fernández, a meteorologist with the National Meteorological Service (SMN)
Fernández clarified that during all this time the intensity will vary: "
It is not that all the time it will be just as closed
."
He added that the situation would continue
until the intensity of the wind increased
.
Fog in the City of Buenos Aires.
In a matter of minutes, the visibility was very low.
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Forecast and recommendations
According to the National Meteorological Service, the city of Buenos Aires expects the fog to continue during the night and into the early morning of tomorrow,
with a temperature that will drop to about 8 degrees
.
Similar conditions are forecast in the north and south of the Province.
The sudden phenomenon surprised Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires residents and images from different parts of the Capital and Greater Buenos Aires populated social networks.
Puerto Madero, behind the fog.Photo Germán García Adrasti.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Civil Defense of the province of Buenos Aires issued a warning
for reduced visibility
due to fog in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, especially on routes and coastal accesses to the Río de la Plata.
Civil Defense
recommended avoiding traffic, turning on
low
beams and fog lights, and slowing down.
On the roads, you have to be even more cautious:
do not park or stop on shoulders or roads
.
The Buenos Aires authorities also recommended to inquire about the evolution of the phenomenon through the
National Meteorological Service
(SMN).
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