The displacement of a trough at altitude will cause thermometers to drop, even below 0 °C in a considerable geographical stretch, after the passage of the current frontal system. Find out if the cold will spread to your region.
At the beginning of the week the weather will leave abundant snow between the regions of La Araucanía and Aysén, which will extend until the morning of Tuesday (30th), a period in which, in addition, the electric storms in the foothills and mountain range sectors between the Metropolitan and Los Lagos regions.
Towards the night of Monday (29th) the snow It will also take center stage from the O’Higgins Region to the Biobío Region. In both geographical sections this meteorological condition would predominate between the coastal mountain range and the foothills of the Andes.
Due to post-frontal atmospheric instability -and considering the ECMWF model- Rain showers will continue to be present in the southern part of the country.
After the sun sets on Monday, the first rainfall over the Valparaíso Region (coast) and the Metropolitan Region, mainly in the western sector, which will be associated with the cloud band of the cold front of low atmospheric pressure that visits Chile.
Storm unleashed in southern Chile: what time does it arrive in the central zone?
These rains will last until Tuesday in communities such as Quillota and Melipilla, while in the foothills sector of the capital, light rain will continue to fall until Wednesday afternoon (01).
The most intense rainfall over the central zone is projected between Monday night and Tuesday morning.
It is worth mentioning that in Portillo Atmospheric instability will reign for much of this week with snow falling in some periods.
In which regions of Chile are there chances of more rain this week?
After the front system step The development of convective cloudiness is projected that will leave rain showers from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning (02) over the valley and foothills sectors of the regions of Maule, Ñuble, Los Ríos and Los Lagos, mainly.
Early Friday morning (03) A new frontal system will enter the country that will cause intense rains from the Magallanes Region to the Maule Region at its northern limit.
This low atmospheric pressure will also bring snow in the aforementioned geographical section (mountain range) and it is forecast that The meteorological event lasts at least until Sunday (05).
Mass of cold air will cause thermometers to drop sharply in these regions
The movement of a trough in height -corresponding to 500 hectopascals or 5,500 meters above sea level- will do its thing with the drop in thermometers, a condition that will be more noticeable on Thursday and Friday of this week.
In fact, the elongation towards the north of the trough at altitude will be such that it will cause a drastic decrease in minimum temperatures to the Atacama Region due to the cold air that it will bring to a large part of the country.
| City | Min T° (°C) Thursday May 2, 2024 | Min T° (°C) Friday May 3, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Copiapo | 10 to 12 | 6 to 8 |
| Combarbala | 6 to 8 | 4 to 6 |
| Valparaiso | 6 to 8 | 3 to 5 |
| San Felipe | 3 to 5 | 2 to 4 |
| Melipilla | 2 to 4 | 1 to 3 |
| San José de Maipo | 0 to -2 | 1 to 3 |
| Machali | 0 to 2 | 2 to 4 |
| Talca | 1 to 3 | 1 to 1 |
| Chillan | 1 to 1 | 0 to -2 |
| The Angels | 0 to -2 | 0 to -2 |
| Temuco | 0 to -2 | 0 to 2 |
| Futaleufu | 1 to 3 | 1 to 3 |
| Coyhaique | 0 to -2 | 0 to 2 |
| Minimum temperatures (°C) forecast for Thursday, May 2 and Friday, May 3, 2024 in some cities in Chile. | ||
It is important to mention that the morning temperatures will be around 0 °C They will begin to register from Wednesday between the regions of La Araucanía and Magallanes.
Central Chile must also take sufficient precautions given the probability of meteorological frosts, especially in the areas of health, agriculture and livestock.
