A new frontal system will bring rain and winds from Friday: which regions are affected?

A new frontal system is expected to arrive in our country and will be maintained in the coming days. The weekend will therefore be marked by heavy rain, wind and snowfall in some areas of Chile.

According to the recent weather report prepared by Meteored, the arrival of a bad weather front accompanied by an atmospheric river is expected, which will enter Patagonia on Friday.

According to Weathered they are expected Showers in the central area for the night of Friday August 30 in addition to snow in the mountain areas.

Amounts vary between 3 and 5 mm for the Metropolitan Region; between 5 and 15 for Valparaíso and up to 25 mm in the southern part of the Coquimbo region.

Moving on to the new frontal system, it is expected to leave rain and winds in the south of the country, with gusts of up to 100 km/h for part of the Aysén region and the northern area of ​​Magallanes, next Saturday.

Already for Sunday and welcoming September 1st, Cold days are expected in the south of the country in addition to winds of 80 km/h for the Los Lagos region.

In the early hours of Monday, the disease will move to Biobío and Ñuble contributing to the precipitation that could reach the Maule region.

However, it is planned Low probability that these new rains will appear in the regions of O’Higgins, Metropolitana and Valparaíso early next week.

According to the weather forecast of the Chilean Meteorological Directorate, This is how the next few days will unfold in Santiago :

• Thursday 20: maximum of 12°C with light drizzle in the morning and afternoon.
• Friday 30th : maximum of 13°C with isolated showers in the morning and partial cloudiness in the afternoon.
• Saturday 31 : clear all day with a maximum temperature of 19°C.
• Sunday 1st: Cloudy skies all day, with temperatures up to 21°C.