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The thermal sensation exceeds 40 degrees and the red alert continues: how will the weather be on the weekend

2023-03-10T16:35:08.191Z


This warning indicates that the temperatures in the city of Buenos Aires and the suburbs can be "very dangerous and affect all people, even the healthy ones."


For ten days the suffocating heat has not given respite in the city of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires suburbs.

This Friday is no exception: around noon,

the thermal sensation exceeds 40 degrees. 

Faced with this sustained heat wave, the National Meteorological Service (SMN)

maintains a red alert

for "very dangerous" extreme temperatures for the city of Buenos Aires, La Plata and other municipalities in the Buenos Aires suburbs.

The national body also

issued orange alerts for the northeast of the province of Buenos Aires and the west of Entre Ríos

, while yellow level warnings continue for towns in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Corrientes, Misiones, Santa Fe, Cordoba, Santiago del Estero and Salta.

Due to the intensity of the heat that has not ceased for more than a week, the areas affected by red alert are the city of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires cities of La Plata, Berisso, Ensenada, Brandsen, Cañuelas, Magdalena, San Vicente, Esteban Echeverría , Ezeiza, La Matanza and Merlo with maximum temperatures that will oscillate between 34 and 37 degrees, although higher thermal sensation marks are expected.

A suffocating day is expected for this Friday.

Photo Enrique Garcia Medina.

Similarly, in the southern zone of Greater Buenos Aires, the affected areas are Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Florencia Varela, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, Presidente Perón and Quilmes, where temperatures are forecast to exceed 35 degrees.

The red level is the maximum alert ordered by the meteorological agency and indicates that the temperatures in that area can be "very dangerous and affect all people, even the healthy ones", so it is recommended to increase water consumption and not Exposing yourself to the sun in excess or in central hours (between 10 and 16).

On the other hand, the SMN maintains an orange alert for the northeast of the province of Buenos Aires in towns such as Tigre, San Isidro, Campana and Zárate, and also for the west of Entre Ríos in Diamante, La Paz, Nogoyá, Paraná and Villaguay. , with highs around 36 degrees in those coastal cities.

Suffocating weekend in the city of Buenos Aires.

Photo Marcelo Carroll.

In addition, the rest of Entre Ríos, the north of the province of Buenos Aires, the entire territory of Corrientes and Santa Fe, the center and south of Misiones, the center and north of Córdoba and the southeast of Santiago del Estero are under yellow alert. by temperatures that have a "mild to moderate effect on health."

The yellow level that can "be dangerous especially for risk groups, such as boys and girls, people over 65 years of age, with chronic diseases" also includes the northwest of the province of Salta in the town of General José de San Martín and in the yungas of Orán, Iruya and Santa Victoria.

Given the high temperatures that have been recorded for days, the Ministry of Health reiterated a series of recommendations for the population such as using sunscreen, hydrating, drinking water even when you do not feel thirsty, wearing loose clothing, avoiding sun exposure, wearing a hat , consume fruits and vegetables, and avoid intense physical activity.

What will the weather be like this weekend?

The next few days the red alert will be maintained due to extreme heat with thermals that will be close to 40 degrees in the AMBA.

For this Saturday, parameters similar to those of this Friday are expected: partly cloudy skies and temperatures that will be between a minimum of 23 degrees and a maximum of 37 degrees.

On Sunday the maximum temperature will be similar to that of Friday and Saturday, but with bad news: the minimum rises to around 26 degrees.

An ideal weekend for the pool. 

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