The City is impossible.
The heat wave that affects Buenos Aires and
the metropolitan area does not give a single sign of abating and in the sky the locals see nothing more than an aggressive sun and some clouds that do not even try to threaten rain, a relief, something.
Another suffocating day
is expected this Sunday
, with highs that will exceed 37 degrees and several red alerts.
Specifically, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA), La Plata and several municipalities in the Buenos Aires suburbs, and districts of Entre Ríos and Corrientes continue under
red alert due to "very dangerous" extreme temperatures,
reported the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
Due to the intensity of the heat that has not ceased for more than a week, the SMN kept the "red alert" active for CABA and the Buenos Aires cities of La Plata, Berisso, Ensenada, Brandsen, Cañuelas, Magdalena, San Vicente, Esteban Echeverría, Ezeiza, La Matanza and Merlo.
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.
The recommendation is to go out with light and light clothing (photo Rolando Andrade Stracuzzi)
The same alert applies in the province of Entre Ríos
for Colón, Gualeguaychú, Ibicuy Islands, Tala and Uruguay.
And, in Corrientes, for Monte Caseros.
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, a large part of Entre Ríos and a large part of Corrientes.
On Saturday, Buenos Aires broke its historical record for a day in March (photo Rolando Andrade Stracuzzi)
The same warning is valid for the south of Santa Fe, northeast and northwest of Córdoba and northeast of San Luis,
In addition, the rest of Entre Ríos, all of Tucumán, Córdoba and Santa Fe, the southeast of Santiago del Estero, and the northwest, center and coast of the province of Buenos Aires are under a yellow alert due to temperatures that have a "
high mild to moderate in health".
The yellow level that can "be dangerous especially for risk groups, such as boys and girls, people over 65, with chronic diseases."
Buenos Aires, a caldera (Rolando Andrade Stracuzzi)
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.
Yesterday for the first time in its history, CABA exceeded the maximum heat wave temperature threshold (32.3 °C) for 12 consecutive days.
The previous record was from 2017 with 11 days.
In addition,
at 2:00 p.m. it registered a temperature of 38.6, the highest for March since 1906,
and it was the second time in the month that it reached the absolute record for March, since on the 2nd it registered 38°.
According to the forecast prepared by the SMN,
the heat wave will last at least until the middle of the week that begins
.
On Monday it will have maximum temperatures close to 36 degrees, while on Tuesday it drops to 35 but with a possibility of isolated storms that help cool down.
Wednesday the stormy forecast continues, although with a maximum of 32. On Thursday it is expected to drop a little more, to 30.
Only next Saturday the values will be somewhat calmer
, with a maximum of 26 and a minimum of 20, when it is averaging the hottest March on record.