Overview
- The U.S. National Weather Service expanded freeze and frost advisories into parts of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina through early Saturday as temperatures dip to near or below freezing.
- The National Hurricane Center confirmed Hurricane Melissa’s transition to an extratropical cyclone near Newfoundland, with strong winds and hazardous seas persisting across portions of the western Atlantic.
- A potent low is delivering widespread, soaking rain across the U.S. Northeast with pressures near seasonal records, with limited river flooding expected but urban drainage issues possible where leaves clog grates.
- Mexico’s SMN and CONAGUA flagged Cold Front No. 12 for very heavy localized rain, cooler conditions and possible frosts on the Mesa del Norte and Mesa Central, while Nayarit faces only isolated showers and Monterrey is forecast to be dry with highs near 30°C.
- Argentina’s meteorological service issued yellow alerts for storms and strong winds Saturday across provinces including Misiones, east Formosa, Mendoza, La Rioja and San Luis, and AEMET-based forecasts show widespread morning rain and high humidity in multiple Galician towns.