Overview
- Argentina’s national meteorological service kept yellow alerts in place for multiple provinces on Jan. 21 for thunderstorms with hail, intense lightning, short‑duration heavy rain of 20–40 mm and wind gusts near 75–90 km/h.
- Specific advisories include strong northerly winds turning southerly in Chubut with gusts up to 90 km/h and locally intense rain in parts of Chubut and northwest Santa Cruz.
- The SMN issued standard guidance for affected areas, including securing loose objects, avoiding non‑essential travel, cleaning drains, disconnecting appliances if flooding occurs and steering clear of flood‑prone zones.
- In Spain’s Galicia region, AEMET‑based local forecasts for Jan. 21 called for a high likelihood of rain and thunderstorms and southerly gusts up to roughly 79 km/h in municipalities around the Ría de Pontevedra.
- Mexico’s weather service projected Cold Front No. 30 and an Arctic air mass to trigger a winter storm from Jan. 22, with snow or ice in northern highlands, severe frosts, a strong Norte and 70–90 km/h winds, while Argentina’s grain exchange cautioned that the 2025/2026 season’s high crop potential still faces climate‑driven risks.