Cyclone Yaku: in which areas of Lima will it continue to rain and what will be its intensity?

The rains recorded in the afternoon of this Friday, March 10 in several districts of the metropolis of Lima would only be the prelude to the climatic precipitations announced by the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (Senamhi) for March 12, 13 and 14, which could be more intense due to the indirect influence of the Cyclone Yaku. Experts have pointed out that the eastern and western areas of the capital will be the most affected.

One of the latest weather reports from the senamhi revealed which districts of the capital would be affected by these heavy rain. Among these are Ate-Vitarte, Santa Anita, Chaclacayo, Lurigancho, La Molina, Cieneguilla, San Luis, San Juan de Lurigancho, Chosica and El Agustino. Others would be Callao, San Miguel, Magdalena, Miraflores and Chorrillos. It is not excluded that in other parts the precipitation.

Senamhi specialists indicated that the heavy rain which will be announced in Lima, on the dates indicated, it is not that they are a direct cause of the Cyclone Yakubut precipitation is an indirect manifestation of this phenomenon.

“The cyclone is 500 or 600 kilometers from the coast; it will move south, but it will also move away. Don’t think it cyclone will enter our coasts, it will not happen, but we will feel its indirect influence in Lima (the rains)”, explained Diego Rodríguez, representative of the senamhi.

“The rains are generated in the mountains, in the middle basin, and from there they go towards the coast. He Cyclone Yaku it brings humidity, so it is an indirect influence; as there is more humidity, it contributes to more precipitation,” he added.

According to the expert of the meteorological institution, in the western districts of Lima (near the sea), the rain could have values ​​of 1 to 2 millimeters (1-2 mm/day), i.e. one or two liters of accumulated water per square meter. . Meanwhile, he estimated that in Lima this, for example Chosica, could be up to 4 millimeters.

Although these rains are not considered in the category of torrentialthe specialists of senamhi They warned they could cause serious damage to Lima’s infrastructure, especially on the outskirts, where many thatch-built houses could collapse.

“It is an extreme scenario that we could have between March 12 and 14, for which it is planned precipitation between 2 and 5 millimeters; It should be noted that the average rainfall in Lima is 0.4 millimeters throughout the year,” he said. Guillermo Baigorria, Executive Chairman of Senamhi. This means that the capital would withstand 10 times the intensity of what it rains in a year in a single day.

He Cyclone Yaku It formed at the end of February on the Peruvian coast and to this day the institution continues to monitor this system and its course.

In meteorology, cyclone Usually, it generally refers to intense winds accompanied by storms, although it also refers to areas of the planet in which the atmospheric pressure is low. Cyclones are usually associated with very heavy rainfall, which can cause widespread flooding.