They predict that this Friday it could snow in Mar del Plata and other cities on the Buenos Aires coast

The wave of extreme cold that has reached the south of Argentina will extend from this Friday to the central part of the country. And as part of this phenomenon, due to which temperatures in Patagonia have reached below -15 degrees, it could snow in Mar del Plata and other seaside cities on the Buenos Aires coast. This was confirmed by the National Meteorological Service. The last time Happy dressed in white was almost ten years ago.

This Thursday, the minimum temperature in Mar del Plata was 6 degrees. But starting this Friday, there will be a series of two days with a maximum of single digits. At that time, there is a possibility of let the snow return to the city.

The SMN predicts showers from early Friday morning until the afternoon of that day, which will have a maximum temperature of 8 degrees. The minimum will drop to 5 degrees at nightAnd the official forecast leaves no room for doubt: at that time, with a southerly wind rotating to the southwest, the probability of precipitation will be between 40 and 70% and, says the SMN, there will be “rain and snowfall.”

The possibility of white flakes falling from the sky in Mar del Plata continues throughout the early hours of Saturday morning, with a 10 to 40% chance of precipitation. On that day, the thermometer will rise to around 8 degrees in the afternoon before falling back to a freezing 5 degrees at night.

The coldest day, however, will be Sunday: The temperature will dawn at 1 degree Celsius. Afterwards, the mercury will rise to 11 degrees Celsius. The sky will be partly cloudy.

The possibility of snow falling between the last hours of Friday and the first hours of Saturday also affects other cities on the Buenos Aires coast, such as Miramar and Claromecó. And to that are added some towns in the interior of the Province of Buenos Aires, such as Sierra de los Padres.

On the other hand, the Meteorological Service renewed this Thursday afternoon the extreme temperature alert. Tierra del Fuego, Santa Cruz and the central-eastern area of ​​Chubut were placed under yellow alert, as were some areas of San Luis.

The yellow colour indicates that extreme temperatures can have a mild to moderate effect on health. “Extreme temperatures can be dangerous, especially for risk groups such as children, people over 65 years of age, and those with chronic diseases,” the organisation adds.

La Feliz was attentive to the possibility of snow falling at the beginning of August 2022. But the last time this phenomenon occurred on the beach, the pedestrian walkway and other Mar del Plata landscapes was in 2015.

On September 11 of that year, with 10 days to go before the start of spring, winter brought a surprise snowfall in the early morning. The flakes fell while most of the population was sleeping. Those who got up early found the white blanket on the ground.

The snow was present in the 2 de Abril neighborhood, in the Peralta Ramos Forest, San Patricio, Faro Norte, La Armonía and Route 226. It also reached Miramar and Sierra de los Padres.

Earlier, although also nocturnal, was the snowfall of 2011, For almost all the people of Mar del Plata, the last one they witnessed directly. It happened between 10 and 11 p.m. on July 3. There were those who went out to build snowmen.

However, another snowfall is farther away in memory. And it is beginning to become a legend. It occurred on August 1st and, like the most recent ones, it fell on the city in tune with the drop in temperature. That is, at night. According to the local media, 0223the temperature reached 2 degrees, but the thermal was 10 degrees below zero.

The flakes accumulated on the ground and the people of Mar del Plata could not avoid a shocking phenomenon, with a white mattress of 30 centimeters, which reached 60 centimeters in Sierra de los Padres.

“Plaza Colón was one of the centers of the festivities. There were true and unforgettable battles between adversaries armed with snowballs and unusual skiing practices with Styrofoam borers,” reported the coverage of Clarion.

“The most intense snowfall of this century – there is no data on the previous one – gave way to the happiest dawn that the city can remember,” portrayed the chronicler of this newspaper.