At this beginning of the autumn season, the Río Negro and Neuquén mountain range has already dressed in white, receiving the cold embrace of the early snow.
“Antarctic air is entering Bariloche. From the end of April to the beginning of May, the entry of polar air has dominated and that is a component whose fundamental variable is snow,” Frassetto began to explain.
This meteorological phenomenon, unusual for this time of year, has already affected mountain cities and their roads, causing ice to form and complicating mobility in the region. The situation in Bariloche is so dramatic that classes were suspended after it became impossible. the transfers.
The specialist explained that the trend foresees that the snow will continue during June and July. He clarified that the rainfall will emphasize the Lakes region and the north of Neuquén.
In addition, great intensity of snowfall was recorded towards the west of Chubut, in El Bolsón, San Martín de los Andes and Villa Pehuenia “In the north of Neuquén, it is expected that it will snow intensely tomorrow,” said Frassetto.
Although low temperatures and unsettled conditions are expected to persist in the coming days, they also forecast a trend toward gradual improvement by mid-week.
Anticipating some forecasts, he maintained that this winter could be characterized by its cold, especially with the transition of El Niño towards a La Niña condition in the Pacific Ocean, which tends to generate colder and wetter winters in the region.
The snowfall, which has reached places such as the upper Colorado basin and the Nahuel Huapi area, could continue during June and July. In addition, there is the possibility that the snow will continue to extend even towards the valleys in the coming months.
«There are certain systems that have entered. So far, they have been very cold. There will be an improvement over the next few days. Today is the snowiest day yet. Unstable tomorrow, but the trend is for them to improve next week,” the meteorologist continued.
«We are expecting a cold winter. Let’s see how wet it will be, but at least snow can be the main protagonist of this winter. With these conditions the snow can arrive as it is now at the lowest level of the basins, but it has also snowed on the Route 23 over the western area of the Southern Region of Río Negro,” he explained.
Finally, Frassetto highlighted that the weekend is going to be very cold – with frost – in the Alto Valle and that there is the possibility of some rain tonight. (Credits: Diario Río Negro) (Photos: Alfredo Leiva)
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