The weekly weather trend that our forecast indicates is quite clear: cold air will move further north and will also lower temperatures in the northern regions of the country.
Although the coldest areas will be concentrated in the valleys, in the southern central mountain area, over the south and practically all of Patagoniathe advance of an intense cold air mass will lead much fresher air in the north of the countrywhich was affected in recent days by the presence of a warm ridge.
Although the first part of the week will continue with slightly higher temperatures in the north of the country, the cold air will manage to make an incursion in the second half of the weekproducing a very noticeable change in the weather conditions for those who live from the Coquimbo Region to the north of Chile.
April says goodbye with rain
The rains —and also the snowfall— have graced the news in the last week. Although they have fallen mainly in the southern and southern zonehave not been enough to distance the precipitation deficits from much of the country.
Until the morning of this Sunday, April 28, the rainfall deficit in the southern austral zone was between 10 and 40%. The exception to the rule was Coyhaique, which recorded a surplus of almost 30%.
And in these last days of the month, the atmosphere will continue to leave rainfall in the southernmost regions of the countrythose that would move, even through the area central Chilethanks to cold air that will push a frontal system in formation until at least the southern part of the Metropolitan region and also to the Valparaiso Region.
When looking at the weekly rainfall trend we notice that the rains will not be few in the south of Chile, dropping between 60 to 90 mm more than the average in valley and coastal sectors of the Maule regions to the southwhile the mountain sector would have an even higher contribution.
The excellent news regarding this is that, thanks to the intense cold air mass that continues to act on the center, south and Patagonia, The rainfall that the mountain area will receive will be mostly solid.
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He front in height on the small north —which has left abundant cloudiness over Coquimbo and Atacama during Sunday (28)—would also continue to operate in the coming days, a situation that would remain active at least until the beginning of the weekend.
May will arrive amid snowfall on the mountain range of central Chile
After passing the frontal system, the instability will remain present over the mountain range leaving snowfall in sectors of South Central and also from the north. The mountain range of Atacama It will continue to receive snowfall as a result of the action of the front at altitude over that part of the country.
Thursday (02) and Friday (03) will be more stable days, with little chance of snowfall in mountain areas of central and northern Chile.
The dawn of the first Friday in May could be the coldest of the weekgiven the expected advance of the cold air mass towards the north and the Low cloudiness expected from Biobío to Antofagasta.
Most likely, The frosts will take over the central and foothill valleyswith the possibility of training Frost in the first hours of the day as a result of the great humidity that the frontal system at the beginning of the week will have left behind through the country.
