Cold day in Buenos Aires and cold week ahead of us!

Today it was really cold, temperature was not so low but the wind made things look worse. We learned there is 1 week of cold weather ahead of us. Luckily, no rain J

This afternoon temperature was around 53 F and the sky was clear, but like I said above the wind made us all want to stay in. The wind and the swine flu of course. About the swine flu, we now hear that the situation is getting better. People are more informed (the government has open phone lines and all sorts of publicity on TV, Internet, newspapers providing info about the N1H1 flu) and therefore the number of consultations has dropped. Of course, like I said in my previous post, we are in winter and that hit us hard. If this had happened in spring or summer like it did in Mexico, the situation wouldn’t have been so crazy. We are advised to stay at home and if we show the symptoms we receive the medication to fight the virus, so as long as we are responsible there’s no need to panic. I know I am not panicking!

Anyway, if you are about to visit Buenos Aires, bring warm clothes and don’t be afraid!

Stay tuned for a new update on tomorrow’s weather in Buenos Aires, I can tell you now that tomorrow it will be really cold!

Have a good one!

Ugly rainy day in Buenos Aires

That’s right, today has been an ugly rainy day here. Not so cold, temperature during the afternoon was around 60 F which combined with the high humidity we had made the day even worse. Buenos Aires (translated to English means Good Airs) is known for its high humidity. That’s why summers are so hot and winters can get even colder, it never snows here because of that too.

Anyway, today was a day to stay in. The rain made this a grey day and that along with the swine flu has kept everybody in their homes. Schools are closed for about one month as from today in Buenos Aires (and many other provinces as well). I am sure you heard lots of things about the swine flu in Buenos Aires, IMHO I think there is too much paranoia in the air rather than H1N1 virus. Of course, we are in winter and people get the flu! It happens every year and the mortality rate for the “regular flu” is actually higher than the swine’s. The government is taking action and the media is making this bigger than it actually is. I do agree that we need to be careful, but we can’t let fear dominate us, don’t you agree?

Ok folks, back to work. I’ll come back later with a forecast for tomorrow. Let’s hope this rain leaves us  soon!

Have a good one!