Overview
- The National Meteorological Service issued yellow alerts for Friday, covering storms, rain, wind and zonda across 11 provinces, indicating potential damage and temporary disruption.
- Forecasts call for storms of varied intensity with frequent lightning, occasional hail, 20–60 mm of rain in short periods and gusts near 70 km/h in alerted areas.
- Strong-wind alerts extend over the southwest of Buenos Aires province, La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut, with sustained 40–60 km/h winds and gusts that could exceed 100 km/h.
- Bahía Blanca and the southwest of Buenos Aires face Friday afternoon and night storms with west-to-southwest winds and gusts up to about 75 km/h, with localized rainfall totals of 20–60 mm.
- Looking ahead, a heat wave is forecast for Buenos Aires from December 29–31 with highs up to 35°C, while Córdoba trends hotter toward December 31 with a potential 37°C and intermittent showers and gusts up to 50 km/h.