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Graupel and sleet in the forecast as Uruguay braces for a very cold, showery weekend

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Uruguay is forecast to experience a sharp cold spell from Sunday into Monday, with scattered showers and possible graupel or sleet in parts of the east.
  • Meteorologist Guillermo Ramis put the chance of graupel at 90% early Sunday in Cerro Catedral and Villa Serrana, while temperatures in Montevideo could fall to 6°C.

Uruguay could see graupel and sleet in isolated areas this weekend as a cold front brings lower temperatures and scattered showers, meteorologist Guillermo Ramis said.

There is a 90% probability of graupel on Sunday at dawn and in the morning.

· Guillermo RamisRamis forecast graupel in Cerro Catedral and Villa Serrana.

Ramis forecast a 90% chance of graupel early Sunday morning in Cerro Catedral in Maldonado and Villa Serrana in Lavalleja. Other parts of Maldonado could also see sleet. He described the weather phenomena as something “to take some good photos” of.

The weekend will turn cold, with showers expected from late Saturday into early Sunday. In Montevideo, temperatures are forecast to range from 11°C to 14°C on Friday, then fall to between 8°C and 13°C on Saturday. Sunday could bring cloudy skies, morning showers, a low of 6°C and a high of 11°C. Monday is expected to be sunny, but colder, with temperatures between 4°C and 12°C.

Very cold this weekend and on Monday morning.

· Mario BidegainBidegain described the expected conditions in Uruguay.

Forecasts from Mario Bidegain and Uruguay’s meteorological institute, Inumet, also point to a cold weekend with limited rainfall. Bidegain said maximum temperatures could drop from 16°C on Friday to 10°C on Sunday, while the European ECMWF model indicated further rain, particularly in northeastern Uruguay, with possible totals of 50 to 100 millimeters over the coming days.

To take some good photos.

· Guillermo RamisRamis used the phrase to describe the unusual graupel and sleet forecast.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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