Overview
- Argentina’s meteorological service kept yellow storm alerts in effect for Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza, with a localized orange warning in parts of San Juan and La Rioja.
- Officials forecast short‑period downpours, hail, frequent lightning and damaging gusts, with 20–40 mm of rain under yellow alerts and 40–70 mm under orange, and peak gusts near 90 km/h in the highest tier.
- A separate orange alert was issued for Cafayate, Salta, during the overnight window into early Saturday, highlighting heavy rain potential with possible hail and gusts up to 90 km/h.
- A hot air mass is lifting temperatures across central and northern Argentina, with Buenos Aires near 30°C, as provincial authorities such as Córdoba’s highway police issue travel and safety advisories.
- In Mexico, a stationary Front 18, a DANA and an atmospheric river are driving weekend rains now, while Cold Front 19 is expected on Sunday to usher in a polar air mass, strong Norte winds on the Gulf coast and very low mountain temperatures down to about −10°C with a chance of snow at high elevations.