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As “extremely intense“Meganoticias meteorologist Jaime Leyton described the rains from the frontal system that will arrive on Friday, June 21, in the regions of Valparaíso, Metropolitana and a good part of the central-southern area of the country.
The professional predicted 60 millimeters of precipitation in Santiago and more than 100 millimeters on the coast of Valparaíso.
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The expert pointed out that on Friday in Santiago it is expected “heavy to heavy rain“, which would begin at around 02:00 in the morning.
“It starts off weak. Between 5 in the morning and 8 in the morning, the precipitation intensity curve changes drastically. “It’s going to increase drastically and it’s going to be maintained for the rest of the day,” he added.
The meteorologist indicated that between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. on Friday, a rain of “55 to 60 millimeters, as intense as last time“, a record that will not be greater due to the weak nature of the rainfall during the early morning.
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On Saturday, meanwhile, they expect “showers that will slowly declinealthough they extend until the end of the day”.
More than 100 millimeters in Viña del Mar
However, the greatest intensity of this new frontal system will be concentrated on the coast of the Valparaíso region, where, according to Leyton, “Precipitation will be extremely intense along the entire coastline“.
For Viña del Mara city affected by sinkholes in the last rains, the expert predicted “from 100 to 105 millimeters“of precipitation, so there would be”many complicationsnot only in the dune, but also in interior sectors,” he concluded.
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