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Galicia Braces for Storms, Santa Cruz Under Yellow Alert as Holiday Weather Splits

Officials urge vigilance due to active alerts, with regional forecasts diverging for the holidays.

Overview

  • Spain’s AEMET-backed municipal forecasts for 26 December show widespread storms across multiple Galician towns, with 90–100% rain probabilities in the morning and gradual easing into the night.
  • Galician forecasts cite southeast winds with gusts generally in the mid-30s to mid-40s km/h, heightening the chill and posing potential disruptions for travel and outdoor plans.
  • Argentina’s national weather service issued a yellow alert for Santa Cruz for 26 December, expecting 10–25 mm of rain and westerly to southwesterly winds of 40–60 km/h with gusts that could locally exceed 100 km/h.
  • TN reports the alert window spans much of Friday, and Río Gallegos registered light rain around 13°C, with authorities advising residents to stay alert and take precautions.
  • Elsewhere, Puebla saw morning showers then afternoon sun on 25 December, and MeteoRed projects a hot, mostly sunny end to December in parts of Argentina, with only a brief rain chance on 28 December and highs near 37°C on 31 December and 1 January.