For months, forecasts have announced the arrival of El Niño in the south of the American continent, breaking the historic drought that affected our country and bringing with it higher than normal rainfall levels.
According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), for the June-July-August 2023 quarter, a greater probability of precipitation is expected.
Over the northern region, Córdoba, western Santa Fe, eastern San Luis and southern Patagonia, the SMN anticipates normal rainfall.
For the south of the Litoral, western Buenos Aires, La Pampa, southern Cuyo and eastern Patagonia, forecast normal to above-normal rainfall.
While in the north of the Litoral, the east of Buenos Aires -one of the hardest hit by the drought left by La Niña- and the west of Patagonia anticipate rains above normal.
In the provinces of northwestern Argentina, this period coincides with the dry season, and in northern Cuyo the SMN does not provide a forecast because normal rainfall within the quarter is very scarce.
Temperatures
Regarding the thermal marks, the SMN foresees, in general, a greater probability of occurrence of average temperatures.
According to the agency's meteorologists, in Córdoba, western Santa Fe and Buenos Aires, and La Pampa, the marks would be normal or somewhat higher than normal.
For the northern region of the country and over central and northern Patagonia, normal marks are expected.
Meanwhile, on the coast, the east of Buenos Aires, the northwest region and Cuyo, temperatures above normal are anticipated.
"It is not ruled out that towards the center and northeast of the country, the thermal amplitude may be higher than normal, with a higher frequency of higher than normal maximum temperatures and lower than normal minimum temperatures," said the SMN.