The Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (inumet) announced a sharp drop in temperatures in the coming hours and a cold wave that will begin on Sunday the 11th and will last until Tuesday the 14th of June throughout the country.
Temperatures in the metropolitan area will slowly decrease: while this Friday an minimum of 14°C, Saturday will be 10°C and Sunday 6°C. The highs will also fall: 22°C on Friday, 15°C on Saturday and 12°C on Sunday.
In the east of the country, the minimum temperature on Saturday will be 6°C and the maximum of 16°C. For Sunday, Inumet announced agrometeorological frosts during the morning, with minimum temperatures of just 2°C and maximums of 13°C.
In the Southwest, it will be very similar. The temperatures will oscillate between 8°C and 18°C on Saturday and 3°C and 14°C on Sunday.
How will it be in the rest of the country?
For the central-south region, on Saturday the 10th a minimum temperature of 7 °C and a maximum of 15 °C are expected. For Sunday the 11th, a minimum temperature of 2 °C and a maximum of 12 °C are forecast.
In the northwest region, this Saturday there will be a minimum of 12 °C and a maximum of 21 °C. While on Sunday the 11th, temperatures will oscillate between 4 °C and 14 °C.
In the northeast region, on Saturday 10 Inumet forecasts a minimum temperature of 9 °C and a maximum of 18 °C. For Sunday the minimum will be 3 °C and the maximum of 13 °C
This will be the first cold wave in Uruguay in 2023
“Due to the entry of a cold air mass of polar origin, it is expected that from Sunday the 11th to Wednesday the 14th, the maximum extreme temperatures will range between 11 ºC and 14 ºC, while the minimum temperatures will be between -1 ºC and 4 ºC”, said Inumet.
“Although the minimum temperatures forecast for the coastal strip will be slightly outside the threshold, considering that very low thermal sensations will be generated (due to the combination with gusts of strong winds), the cold wave warning is determined for the entire year. national territory,” the agency added.
