\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t Argentina is in the grip of a sharp cold snap as a mass of Antarctic air pushes north after reaching Patagonia on Tuesday and spreading across the rest of the country.<\/p>\n
Dubbed a \u201cpolar bomb\u201d by local media, the cold air mass will send temperatures in Buenos Aires down to a low of 1\u00b0C on Thursday and Friday, with highs of just 10\u00b0C and 11\u00b0C, respectively, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN, by its Spanish initials).<\/p>\n
The first half of the week already brought the first cold spell of the winter to the capital, with minimum temperatures ranging between 3\u00b0C and 5\u00b0C and highs hovering around 14\u00b0C from Monday through Wednesday, similar to last Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cJune is coming to a close as a mass of Antarctic air moves across much of Patagonia before spreading to the rest of the country,\u201d meteorologist Ignacio L\u00f3pez Amor\u00edn said in a weather update posted by the SMN on social media published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
L\u00f3pez Amor\u00edn said Ushuaia, Argentina\u2019s southernmost city, saw heavy snowfall, with a wind chill of -6\u00b0C and southerly winds of up to 50 kilometers per hour.<\/p>\n
He explained that the outbreak of Antarctic air is being driven by the interaction between a high-pressure system and a low-pressure system, strengthening the southerly flow and channeling frigid air directly from Antarctica across the country.<\/p>\n
The cold air mass will bring \u201ca sharp drop in temperature\u201d to central and northern Patagonia, along with snowfall in Neuqu\u00e9n and Mendoza, he said. By Wednesday, it will reach central Argentina.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cold air will intensify significantly on Thursday morning, as a high-pressure system settles over central Argentina,\u201d L\u00f3pez Amor\u00edn added.<\/p>\n
Will it snow? While snow in Buenos Aires City is considered highly unlikely, frost is expected across the central region \u2014 including the capital \u2014 on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
Most of the country, with the exception of the northernmost and southernmost provinces, is under a yellow extreme cold alert, including Buenos Aires Province and the capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the SMN, a yellow temperature alert indicates conditions that could have a mild to moderate impact on health, particularly for children, older adults and people with chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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