South America

Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, January 09, 2009.

High pressure will dominate most of Mexico on Friday, providing mostly clear skies for most of the country. However, a front will trek through the Yucatan Peninsula, triggering a few showers around the area during the day. A low pressure system over Panama will produce heavy rain over the southern half of Central America, while the rest of the region will see seasonable scattered showers. Over the Caribbean, a front will pass through Cuba and the Bahamas, triggering scattered rain showers over the area during the day. The rest of the islands can expect pleasant conditions on Friday.

In South America, a front will extend through southern Brazil on Friday, firing up heavy downpours and strong thunderstorms across Brazil. Seasonable scattered showers and storms will develop across the rest of the northern half of the continent throughout the day. Meanwhile, a weak trough will produce precipitation over the northern portions of both Argentina and Chile. Farther south, a cold front will slam into the southern parts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, bringing a substantial amount of precipitation with it.