This Wednesday afternoon, rain will arrive in central Chile. Although there was some precipitation in the Maule region on Tuesday, the major weather event that will last until Saturday will begin today.
The rain that will begin today in the regions of Maule, O'Higgins, will extend during the night towards the regions of Valparaíso and Metropolitana, intensifying during Thursday 13th. The phenomenon will be characterized by heavy rainfall in a short period of time, conditions that will be repeated in the rest of the south-central zone.
«It will start to rain again this afternoon in Talca (Tuesday). Keep an eye on Talca, where there will also be a lot of rain this second, because yesterday there was already rain and it is still raining, much of the day the same in Chillán, in a large part of the Ñuble region, winds also up to 60, 70 kilometers per hour. Now we go to the region that is being most affected and that in fact should unfortunately be one of the regions that will have the most rainfall, winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour today, which can also be complicated, and not only on the coast, but also inland. For example, Los Angeles could also have 80 to 90 kilometers per hour.», meteorologist Gianfranco Marcone said on T13.
This is a category 5 atmospheric storm, the most extreme, which will bring strong winds and heavy rainfall, mainly on Thursday. On Friday morning, these will be weaker and on Saturday there will only be isolated showers in the central and central-southern areas.
The various state agencies recommend paying attention to weather forecast updates, as well as alerts regarding possible flooding of canals, estuaries and rivers. Evaluating alternative routes and having an emergency kit are some of the recommendations.
