There have been several days of intense heat in the City of Buenos Aireswhich reached its highest temperature in the last 60 years, since last Sunday a maximum of 39 °C was registered with a thermal sensation of 42 °C, which meant a new record for a day in February.
However, after the rains this week, CABA it went from heat to extreme cold, which represented a new record in temperatures, since this Thursday after exceeding 30 ° C the thermometer collapsed in the City of Buenos Aires and reached 7.9°C.
This means that the city of Buenos Aires recorded its lowest temperature since 1961 for a day in Februarywhich in turn means that there were two historical temperature records in a single week, one for hot and one for cold.
From the National Meteorological Service (SMN) they explained that the low temperatures will last during the long weekend, within the framework of the Carnival celebrations.
This, due to the entry of a cold front from Patagonia, which will especially affect the central area of the national territory. In this way, several towns in La Pampa and the south of the province of Buenos Aires registered a drop in temperature.
The thermometer dropped so much that even in Tierra del Fuego the first snowfall of 2023 was recorded, something completely unusual for this time of year, which in addition to the cold front, is also attributed to the effects of climate change.
According to the SMN, this Friday the city It will continue with a minimum of 9°C and a maximum of 18°C. On Saturday the minimum will be 10°C and the maximum 23°C; while on Sunday the temperature will oscillate between 15°C and 28°C.
Alert for winds and rains
The SMN issued a yellow alert for rain and wind for this Friday. The areas affected by strong winds will be: Northeast, center and south of the province of Buenos Aires, where gusts exceeding 75 kilometers per hour are expected..
Meanwhile, in the coastal zone of the southeast and south of the province of Buenos Aires rains with accumulated precipitation values between 30 and 50 mm are expected. The alert is in effect until 11:59 p.m. today.
