Overview

• AEMET maintained orange heat-wave alerts in 13 autonomous communities and a red warning for the Canary Islands while forecasting a mid-week upper-level trough that could trigger afternoon storms in Andalucía.
• Galicia’s firefighting brigades fully extinguished two forest fires near Caldas and Pontevedra on August 10 after the blazes burned a combined 2.8 hectares of woodland.
• Mexico City’s SGIRPC escalated to purple alerts for Cuauhtémoc and red alerts for Azcapotzalco and Miguel Hidalgo following torrential rains that flooded streets, uprooted trees and forced partial metro line closures.
• SMN Mexico forecast continued heavy rains, thunderstorms and possible hail over the Mesa del Norte and Southeast today and issued coastal advisories for 1.5-to-2.5-metre swells off seven western and southern states.
• Argentina’s SMN held yellow and orange alerts in Neuquén, Río Negro and Chubut for strong rain and gusty winds, advising residents to secure property, avoid flooded roads and prepare for rapid water rise.