he National Weather Service (SMN) issued a set of alerts for this Sunday 12 January. This is a red warning for winds that reach the governorates Holy Cross y Tierra del FuegoYellow alerts for storms Peachy, Salta, Tucuman, Rioja, Saint John, Catamarca, Mendoza y Saint Louis. Meanwhile, he warned of rising temperatures in the center of the country.
Continuing the heat wave that has spread over the region throughout the past week, SMN expects temperatures in various provinces on Sunday to exceed 30 degrees Celsius. This is the case in the center and west of the governorate Buenos Aires (maximum 35°C and minimum 19°C), the Bamba (36°C and 20°C), Santa Fe (35°C and 22°C), Cordoba (35°C, 21°C) NW Between rivers (35°C and 22°C) in the southeast of the country Santiago del Estero (38°C and 22°C), Saint Louis (35°C, 22°C) north Missions (34°C and 22°C) and east Mendoza (35°C x 21°C).
As defined by the Department of Defense agency, the Yellow Heat Alert category can be dangerous “Especially for groups at risk, such as boys and girls, people over the age of 65, and those with chronic diseases.” No rain is expected in the aforementioned areas. The weather is expected to be mostly cloudy with more sunshine in the afternoon.
In contrast, the yellow storm alert issued for the aforementioned provinces will reach the entire Andean region, just as happened on Saturday. Sporadic storms are expected to occur, some of which are locally strong, accompanied by heavy rainfall over short periods, intense electrical activity, occasional hail, and gusts that may exceed maximum speed. 60 km/h. Moreover, values The amount of accumulated rain is between 20 and 45 mm.
However, in the Patagonia region, the SMN warned of “exceptional weather phenomena that could cause emergencies or disasters.” In this case because of the wind. Central and south Chubut The yellow alert will be affected by westerly or southwesterly winds with speeds between 45 and 65 km/h, with gusts that may exceed 90 km/h.
However, a large part of Santa Cruz and the entire territory of Tierra del Fuego are under red alert due to the presence of winds from the westerly sector, with speeds between 60 and 90 km/h, and heavy rains. – Wind gusts that could exceed 140 km/h. Therefore, the SMN suggested following the recommendations due to the possibility of major complications affecting the normal functioning of the cities concerned.
