The National Meteorological Service announced on May 18 a yellow alert for extreme cold that will affect San Salvador de Jujuy and the entire eastern sector of the province. The weather conditions pose a moderate health risk, especially for vulnerable groups such as children, elderly people, and those with chronic illnesses.
The meteorological phenomenon is expected to intensify starting Tuesday. Specialists said that the drop in temperature will be most noticeable during the early morning hours and shortly after sunrise.
Forecasts for San Salvador indicate that on Tuesday, maximum temperatures will reach 18 degrees Celsius while minimums may fall to just 3 degrees. Dense fog banks are also expected in the early hours of the day. Although skies are forecasted to remain clear in the afternoon allowing high solar radiation, this is not expected to offset the prevailing cold air mass.
The trend toward colder weather is set to continue through Wednesday and Thursday. Official estimates predict a maximum temperature of 15 degrees and a minimum rising slightly to 6 degrees on Wednesday, with partly cloudy skies in the morning and increasing cloudiness later in the day. On Thursday, forecasts suggest it could be the coldest day of the week with highs reaching only 13 degrees and lows remaining at about 6 degrees under mostly cloudy skies and a high chance of isolated showers by afternoon or evening.
Conditions are projected to remain stable but cool into Friday and Saturday across Jujuy’s valleys, where both days should see highs around 15 degrees and lows near 5 degrees under mostly overcast skies. A slight improvement is anticipated by Sunday as maximum temperatures climb back up to around 18 degrees while minimums settle at about 7 degrees amid partly cloudy conditions throughout areas under alert.
