Rainfall will gradually decline in the regions most affected by this intense meteorological event over the next few days. However, something else is developing over the Pacific Ocean.
“When does this rain end?”is the question that people in the south-central area are asking themselves, after experiencing the havoc caused by the passage of a string of frontal systems.
According to the update and analysis of our reference model from the European Center for Medium and Long-Range Forecasts (ECMWF), To end the day this Thursday the 13th, The current frontal system will continue to be present, but accompanied by a area of atmospheric instability.
Weather alarm spreads across six regions of the country: intense storm leads to the suspension of classes
As a consequence of this coupling, Precipitation of varying intensity is forecast from Atacama Region (southern sector) to the Los Lagos Region between the afternoon and evening of this Thursday.
In this sense, the Chilean Meteorological Directorate (DMC) issued an alert for the Atacama Region due to moderate to heavy rainfall in a short period of time -which will be preceded by gusts of wind around 70 km/h- whose validity lasts until the early hours of Friday the 14th.
This weather alert is valid for the province of Huasco (coastline and mountain range of the southern coast), because the amounts of water fall could exceed 12 mm in this sector of the country.
Added to this information, the special warning of abnormal storm surges, issued by the Meteorological Service of the Chilean Navy (Servimet), whose validity ends on the night of Saturday the 15th and extends from the Corona Lighthouse (Los Lagos Region) to Arica and the Juan Fernández archipelago.
There is little left until the truce that will bring the rain this weekend begins
In the early hours of the morning and on Friday morning, The showers will be concentrated between the Maule and Los Lagos regions, but the rains will continue intense from the Atacama Region (southern sector) to the O’Higgins Region
Added to it the showers will spread during the afternoon and evening hours of Friday between regions of Coquimbo and O’Higgins.
In the regions of Maule, Ñuble and Biobío rain showers will continue to occur until dawn and Saturday morning.
Atmospheric instability will cause occurrence of thunderstorms -during Friday- in the regions of O’Higgins, Maule, Ñuble and Biobío.
Therefore, in the most affected regions Due to this powerful frontal system, the precipitation will withdraw during the early hours of Saturday, while from Coquimbo to O’Higgins The rain showers are projected to end between Friday afternoon and evening.
It is important to mention that, due to the passage of low atmospheric pressure in the southern zone, The Aysén Region will be visited by rain and showers from Friday morning to Saturday afternoon.
Snow and more snow on the Andes mountain range in much of the national territory
Between Friday and Saturday morning, The snowfall will be felt from the Atacama Region to the Biobío Region, with wind gusts between 40 and 60 km/h, while snow showers They will decorate the Andes mountain range of the La Araucanía Region.
In the regions of Los Ríos, Los Lagos and Aysén the sleet and snow showers throughout the weekend.
After a brief respite, the rains return to these regions of Chile
A new frontal system is moving over the Pacific Ocean, which heads towards our country to end the weekend.
The wind gusts will begin to hit with speeds around 100 km/h, during the afternoon of Sunday the 16th, in the island sector of the regions of Los Lagos and Aysén.
Later, since Sunday night, The rains will reach the regions of Los Ríos, Los Lagos and Aysén.
This frontal system will bring a new precipitation event intense to the regions of Maule, Ñuble and Biobío starting at dawn on Monday the 16th. In fact, it is projected that the rains return to visit the central area of Chile for several days next week.
News reference:– Meteorological Directorate of Chile. Alert AA46/2024.
– Meteorological Service of the Chilean Navy. Special notice of abnormal storm surges.
