Rain to Continue in Northern Chile Amid New Front Expected Monday-Tuesday

Chile faces continued intense rainfall, particularly in the Coquimbo and Atacama regions, where a weather system is expected to remain largely stationary for the next three days. Meteorologist Roberto Rondanelli, an academic at the University of Chile and director of the Climate and Resilience Science Center (CR2), warned that precipitation would continue with significant intensity.

Rondanelli highlighted southern Atacama as an area of particular concern. Soils in this region are already saturated, and substantial rainfall accumulation is still anticipated. This persistent weather pattern is driven by a confluence of factors, including the El Niño phenomenon, the Madden-Julian Oscillation, and the broader impacts of climate change, which is increasing the amount of moisture available in the atmosphere.

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the greater concern is concentrated in the south of Atacama, because the soils are already saturated and significant rainfall accumulations are still expected.

For the central zone, including the Metropolitan and Valparaíso regions, Rondanelli indicated a temporary pause in precipitation over the weekend. However, he did not rule out the possibility of isolated showers. The ongoing weather events underscore the complex interplay of natural climate cycles and human-induced climate change.

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the conditions that gave rise to the event respond to the combination of the El Niño phenomenon, the Madden-Julian oscillation and climate change, which increases the humidity available in the atmosphere.