Overview
- Argentina’s meteorological service issued yellow alerts for storms and wind across 11 provinces on Dec. 9, warning of heavy downpours with localized totals that can reach 80–110 mm, hail, and gusts up to 60–90 km/h, plus separate wind alerts in parts of Chubut and Santa Cruz.
- In the Buenos Aires metro area, Tuesday’s forecast calls for afternoon showers and sustained winds strengthening to gusts near 50 km/h, with temperatures around 20–26°C before a midweek warm-up.
- Mexico’s Conagua/SMN projects Cold Front 19 to drive very low temperatures, intense rainfall of roughly 75–150 mm in southern states such as Chiapas and Tabasco, and strong “Norte” winds up to 80–100 km/h in the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec.
- The U.S. National Weather Service warned of extreme cold around Alaska’s Klondike Highway region, with temperatures down to −40°F and wind gusts near 96 km/h, creating a high risk of frostbite and hypothermia.
- Spain’s AEMET-based local forecasts for Galicia point to persistent light rain and strong southerly gusts, with locations such as A Estrada and A Guarda expecting peak winds in the 66–75 km/h range.