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Argentina Warns of Extreme Patagonia Winds as Spain Braces for Post‑Claudia Cold Snap

Official advisories emphasize sheltering inside, avoiding downed lines, keeping an emergency kit ready.

Overview

  • Argentina’s national weather service issued red, orange and yellow alerts for Monday across ten provinces, led by a red alert in south Chubut for gusts that may exceed 140 km/h around midday.
  • Santa Cruz is under an orange wind alert with potential gusts above 130 km/h, while Tierra del Fuego, east Chubut, Río Negro, southeast Neuquén, south La Pampa and south Buenos Aires face yellow wind alerts with gusts that could top 90 km/h.
  • The SMN also flagged storms and rain: an orange storm alert for northern Misiones with 40–70 mm possible, yellow storm alerts for east Jujuy and a small area of Salta, and a yellow rain alert in Tierra del Fuego with 10–25 mm expected.
  • In Spain, forecasters report storm Claudia is retreating and expect a very cold air mass from Tuesday to drive a sharp drop in temperatures, widespread inland frosts and potential snow from roughly 600–700 meters in Asturias.
  • Local forecasts for Monday point to humid, mostly cloudy mornings with isolated light showers in parts of Galicia and Asturias, while areas like Santa Fe city in Argentina report clearing skies with no local alert for La Capital.