Overview

• Mexico’s SMN/Conagua forecasts very strong to intense rainfall today in Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco and Chiapas as Tropical Wave No. 35 merges with a nearby low-pressure area.
• Officials warn of thunderstorms and hail, coastal wind gusts of 40–60 km/h and wave heights of 1.5–2.5 m on parts of the Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca and Guerrero coasts.
• Despite the rain risks in the south and southeast, much of Mexico will remain hot, with forecast highs of 35–40 °C in states including Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero and Oaxaca.
• Argentina’s SMN posts orange wind alerts for the south of Chubut and north of Santa Cruz and yellow alerts for other zones of Santa Cruz, with winds of 60–70 km/h and gusts up to 120 km/h in the highest-risk areas.
• Buenos Aires’ extended outlook shifts to weekend instability with a chance of isolated storms Saturday and gusts over 50 km/h, while Asturias and Galicia in northwest Spain remain dry and mild today ahead of a cold front expected by Saturday.