South America is waking up to some impressive totals, and there are several more days of snow on the way. Here are some totals as of Friday morning. 

• Corralco: 75 cm
• Nevados de Chillan: 40 cm
• Las Lenas: 20 - 50 cm
• Valle Nevado: 30 cm
• Portillo: 20 cm
• Cerro Catedral: 8 - 10 cm

Heavy snow will continue on Friday with solid additional accumulations. This system will keep the snow going through Sunday morning before the next system quickly moves into the region. This storm will linger through Wednesday morning and bring more heavy snow.

Our current storm is still moving across the Andes. Heavy snow on Friday will lead to an additional 20 - 40 cm + in the northern zone and just a few cm in the southern part to as much as 40 cm in the northern part of the central. There will be a sharp cut-off for the heavy snow in the central zone on Friday with areas like Antuco, Corralco, Las Araucarias, Pucon, Antillanca, and Volcan Osorno expected to see the most snow.

Heavy snow will continue on Friday night in the northern zone and the northern part of the central zone, with light to moderate snow farther south. Anywhere from 10 - 40 cm is expected by Saturday morning, heaviest at Valle Nevado, Portillo, Nevados de Chillan, Antuco, Las Araucarias, and Corralco. Overall, a solid to great powder day is expected on Saturday with good-quality snow, especially at the higher-elevation resorts in the northern zone.

Snow will turn more showery on Saturday morning but will continue at times through Sunday morning with minor additional accumulations. Below is the latest forecast for additional snow through Sunday morning from the American model. 

Without much of a break, the next storm will be approaching the coast on Sunday afternoon with snow returning Sunday evening. Some spots in the central zone may not see any pause between storms. This system is not as large or strong but will produce another round of light to moderate snow. A smaller area, ok the northern part of the central zone, will see a period of heavier snow and more significant accumulations. Nevados de Chillan, Antuco, Las Araucarias, Pucon, Volcan Osorno, and Corralco could see around 20 - 50 cm, while Valle Nevado and the surrounding mountains should see 15 - 30 cm. Totals will drop off sharply to the north and south where only 10 - 25 cm are expected. Below is an early look at totals from the Sunday to Wednesday storm.

We’ll start to dry out on Wednesday and stay that way through the end of the week. The ridge responsible for this break in the action will start to move out on Saturday and that’s when the pattern should get active again with more storms possible. The models aren’t in great agreement on exactly how this plays out but there are some signs for more snow.  

Next update on Monday.

Thanks for reading the South America Daily Snow!

Luke Stone (@imlukesnow)

Forecaster, OpenSnow

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