Until when is it going to rain in CABA and where do alerts apply?

2023-07-12 15:35:00

the intense rainy affected the Buenos aires city and the metropolitan area since the morning of Tuesday, July 11, generating showers of different intensities. These rains caused discomfort, especially for those who must travel through the streets.

According to the forecast of National Metereological Service For this Wednesday, July 12, 2023, rains are expected throughout the day in most areas of the province of Buenos Aires.

During the morning of Tuesday, the area of ​​the Metropolitan Area of ​​Buenos Aires experienced the beginning of constant rainfall. However, Wednesday is expected to be the most intense day in terms of rainwith a forecast of showers throughout the day.

The report published by the National Weather Service announces that instability is expected to persist until the morning of Thursday, July 13. This means that rainy weather conditions and possible storms might continue during that period.

According to the SMN forecast, it is expected that on Thursday, following 11 a.m., heavy rain turns to scattered drizzle. By noon, weather conditions are expected to improve, although skies will remain mostly cloudy.

The SMN issued an alert for strong storms and hail in the province of Buenos Aires and in five other provinces of the country.

In Between Ríos and Corrientes, an orange alert was issued for stormswhile in municipalities of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Chaco and Misiones issued a yellow alert for heavy rains. In addition, there is a warning regarding the risk of strong winds and snowfall in some districts.

The Orange alert involves meteorological phenomena that involve “particularly intense events”. While the alert yellow warns regarding “possible meteorological phenomena with a capacity for damage and risk of momentary interruption of daily activities”.

In this sense, the SMN explains that “the population should be attentive and informed, since the event might require some type of action in the short or medium term.”

The orange warning for storms and possible hail applies to most of the province of currents, in its northeast, center and south. According to the meteorological agency, the area will be affected by heavy rains and storms or locally severe, which “may be accompanied by intense gusts, strong electrical activity, hail fall and fundamentally abundant waterfalls in short periods”, with values ​​of accumulated precipitation between 50 and 90 mm.

In addition, the SMN issued a orange alert for heavy rain in the southeast of Between rivers, in localities such as Columbus, Gualeguaychú, Ibicuy Islands and Tala. In these areas, there will be “persistent rains of moderate to heavy intensity” and accumulated precipitation values ​​between 50 and 90 mm are expected, which might be exceeded locally.

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On the other hand, the entity warned for a yellow alert also for storms throughout the province of Missionsa small part of north of Buenos Aires -in localities such as Baradero, Ramallo, San Nicolás and San Pedro-, the west of Corrientes –including its capital city–, Between riversa sector of eastern Chaco –including Resistencia– and areas of the Northeast and South Santa Fein districts such as Rosario, Constitución, San Martín, General Obligado and San Javier.

In all these areas, the SMN forecasts total precipitation values ​​of between 25 and 50 millimeters, in addition to gusts, electrical activity, and occasional hail fall.

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in turn, another yellow alert for strong winds remains over much of Jujuy; western and a small portion of northern Salta; the northwest of Catamarca; much of currents and almost everything Between rivers.

In the NOA districts, the winds coming from the west sector reach speeds between 65 and 80 km/h and gusts that can exceed 100 km/h. While in those of the Argentine coast, they come from the southeast rotating to the south and are between 30 and 45 km/h, and gusts of up to 70 km/h.

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Snowfall in Mendoza and Neuquén

Lastly, the SMN reported a yellow warning for snowfall in the mountain range of Mendoza and much of the province of Neuquen, in its western area. The areas involved will be affected by “persistent snowfalls of varying intensity, some locally strong.”

In high mountain areas of Neuquén, accumulated snow values ​​between 15 and 30 centimeters are expected, while in lower elevation areas, values ​​between 10 and 15 centimeters are expected, in the form of mixed rain and snow.

On the other hand, in the Mendoza mountain range, accumulated snow values ​​between 30 and 50 centimeters are expected, which may be exceeded in a timely manner, especially in the highest areas.

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