In the south of Brazil, the rains and floods affected more than 850,000 people. There was serious damage to roads, bridges and even the collapse of a hydroelectric dam. In Uruguay, it will also rain in the next 48 or 72 hours which is generally two or three months in the next 48 or 72 hoursaccording to the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet).
In this meteorological context for neighboring countries, there are areas of Argentina that are already in yellow alert for storms and winds that will occur tomorrow, Wednesday, according to the National Metereological Service.
The yellow alerts mean that there will be “possible weather phenomena with capacity for damage and risk of momentary interruption of daily activities”.
One of the storm alerts is for the area Colón, Gualeguaychú and Ibicuy Islands, in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. “The area will be affected by isolated storms, some locally strong,” according to SMN experts.
In addition, the storms “may be accompanied by intense gusts, significant electrical activity, occasional hail and abundant rainfall in short periods,” they stated. It was estimated that accumulated precipitation values between 30 and 50 millimeters can be exceeded occasionally.
The other area with a yellow alert for storm and wind is Chapaleufú, Maracó, Rancul, Realicó, and Trenel, in the province of Lto Pampa, where there will be isolated storms, some locally strong, and wind. There the wind gusts may exceed 75 kilometers per hour.
For the past few days, the sky has been gray and the weather has been mild, but with humidity that has been close to 100%. Now there is a drastic change towards colder weather.
There was also fog and drizzle in the central region of Argentina. “It was caused by the combination of a warm front, which was stationed on the southern coast, and an anticyclone that is over the Atlantic Ocean, which generated high humidity. Those two systems caused the warm, increasingly humid air and windless conditions to persist,” he explained to Infobae Cindy Fernandezthe communicator of National Meteorological Service (SMN) of Argentina.
For tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8, the feeling of “sticky” weather will disappear with the advance of the so-called Pampero wind. It is a wind that is produced by the passage of a cold front in the central area of Argentina. It is characterized by including gusts and causing a sudden drop in temperature and humidity.
According to Fernández, the Pampero begins to intensify tonight in the Cuyo region, northern Patagonia (Río Negro and Neuquén), and in La Pampa. “In the west of the province of Buenos Aires, the Pampero will be felt from early morning. In the city of Buenos Aires, it will gradually increase from Wednesday morning. The most intense will be recorded after noon,” he stated.
Tomorrow, Wednesday in the city of Buenos Aires, there may be gusts of 50 and 60 kilometers per hour in open areas. That wind will make the air feel colder and drier, blowing away moisture and drizzle. “At mid-morning on Wednesday, it will be colder in the Conurbano, with lower thermal sensations,” he added.
In the mountain area of Coronel Pringles, Coronel Suárez, Saavedra and Tornquist, in the province of Buenos Aires, there is a yellow alert for wind also because the area will be affected by winds from the southern sector, with speeds between 40 and 60 kilometers per hour. There would be gusts that could exceed 75 km/h.
For the next quarter, the SMN has already issued its forecast. There is a probability of a normal level of precipitation during May, June and July in the Litoral region, the extreme north of Buenos, the east of the Northwest region and the extreme south of Patagonia.
There is a probability of normal or lower than normal levels of rain in the northern region, the west of the province of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, and in the center and north of Patagonia.
In the central west of Buenos Aires there may be rainfall levels below normal for the season. There will be a Dry season for the Northwest and North of the Cuyo region.
