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Galicia Set for Afternoon Showers and Thunder as Argentina Issues Yellow Weather Alerts

Official forecasts flag late-day showers for Galicia, with SMN yellow alerts confined to western and southern Argentina as central regions stay dry.

Overview

  • In multiple Pontevedra municipalities, AEMET-based outlooks show cloudier skies giving way to light rain this afternoon and evening, with rain probabilities widely at 90–100% between 13:00 and 19:00 and modest totals near 0.5–3 mm.
  • Thunderstorm chances increase later in the day, reaching about 45–70% in towns such as A Guarda, Pontecesures, Soutomaior, Cangas and A Estrada, with activity lingering into the evening and early night.
  • Southerly to southeasterly winds strengthen through the afternoon with gusts commonly in the 35–46 km/h range, temperatures topping out near 14–17°C and high humidity enhancing the damp, cool feel.
  • Argentina’s weather service posts yellow alerts today for storms in Mendoza, western La Pampa, Río Negro and Neuquén, and for strong winds in southern Santa Cruz and the east coast of Tierra del Fuego, with storms capable of frequent lightning, hail and 10–30 mm of rain and southern gusts locally over 80 km/h.
  • Conditions stay stable and dry across much of central and northeastern Argentina, including Santa Fe and the Buenos Aires area with highs in the mid to upper 20s °C, while Spain’s Córdoba is set for a calm start to the week before rain chances rise Thursday and become likely on Friday.