This Monday officially begins meteorological winter in Uruguay and different meteorologists advanced their forecasts for the station, where they plan days with coldlittle rain and even possible light snowfall.
“We are entering the coldest quarter”meteorologist Mario Bidegain began by pointing out in dialogue with The Observerand highlighted that the climatic situation will continue similar to that of May, where “a winter month, practically”.
“We are going to continue practically with the same temperatures. Today, for example, We are not going to exceed the maximum temperature of 14 °C, it will be cold“he explained.
According to Bidegain, this Monday will be the coldest day of the week, since starting tomorrow a temperature rise.
“On Friday, it may be the warmest day, with around 20°C maximum temperature, but as it gets worse, towards the weekend the temperatures drop again“, warning.
Despite this, the expert expects a minimal drop in the lowest temperatures. In addition, he announced that they are expected some frosts in various parts of the country.
“June and July will be quite normal months in terms of precipitation and temperatures”predicted and announced possible anomalies near the end of winter with the entry of the El Niño phenomenon into the country.
In a similar forecast, Nubel Cisneros announced a cold and dry winter. with little rainfall. “It will be a winter that will have as its main characteristics that the cold is going to be intense. Although it is true that at the beginning of this month we are going to have some days with slightly pleasant temperatures, on Saturday a cold front would begin to pass that would cause a new drop in temperatures,” he told The Observer.
According to Cisneros, winter will be defined by “intense cold, very freezing,” where it is expected “little rain”.
“There will be frost and even It is not ruled out that in some rain event there will be some snowfall.mainly in the mountain area. Sleet or even some light snow“, warning.
Finally, he assured that the most significant events in terms of rain will be recorded at the end of winter, when El Niño begins to impact.
For this beginning of the meteorological winter, meteorologist Guillermo Ramis also issued his forecast, where in dialogue with Informative Sarandí announced a start of the season with little rain and fog.
“When it rains, for example, 10 or 20 millimeters will fall, but few episodes. What yes, there will be a lot of fog throughout the winter quarter“, said.
“This week there are good temperatures for the season,” he predicted, but noted that this will bring various phenomena, including humidity and fog. The maximum temperatures, according to Ramis, will be around 14 to 18 °C.
