This week will be quite a challenge for him. Upper Valley and the entire region of Río Negro and Neuquén. Tuesday could become a critical day, with the possibility of Patagonia becoming one of the coldest areas in the world —with the exception of the poles—. In this note we show you a simulation about the advance of this polar front in the next few hours.
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Extreme cold conditions will cause rapid deterioration starting Tuesday, with new snowfall expected throughout the Patagonian mountain range, which will last until at least next Thursday. In some sectors they will also be accompanied by wind.
On Wednesday and Thursday, southern Argentina will suffer a new pulse of cold air with polar characteristics. From this date may be probable snowfall in the plateau areas, mainly located south of Río Negroalthough with accumulated values lower than those registered during the last week.
The polar cold front will be arriving with force in Northern Patagonia and the center of the country during the course of Friday, with strong gusts from the south and a marked drop in temperatures.
With information from Meteored
Extreme cold in Patagonia: the voice of a meteorologist
Everything seems to indicate that Patagonia will once again experience extreme temperatures this week. The most critical day will be Tuesday, when it may become one of the coldest places in the world —only behind Antarctica—.
But,why we say that Patagonia will be an extremely cold point worldwide? According to the meteorologist Rodolfo Merlino in dialogue with RÍO NEGRO Diarythe scenario will be caused by the arrival of the south wind and the accumulated snow in the region.
«It will be due to the accumulation of snow and the improvement of conditions, accompanied by south wind during Monday and calm wind in the early hours of Tuesday. The sun that enters does not heat the surface, it radiates into space and produces cooling during the night and early morning,” he explained. According to the projection of the reference of the National Meteorological Service, they will be able to register «temperatures between -3°C in the north of Patagonia (Alto Valle) and up to -17°C in the central and southern areas».
For Merlino, the conditions would mainly affect the southern plateau of Río Negro, central Chubut and Santa Cruz. «“In addition, what usually happens in the mountain region from Mendoza to Tierra del Fuego”he added.
However, other parts of the country will also be reached. «It would leave very low temperatures in the mountains of Córdoba and San Luis. And the usual frosts that occur in the Pampas region and the Atlantic coast, even further north of Mar del Plata,” he said.
