Overview
- Argentina’s meteorological service issued an orange alert for Santa Fe on Saturday, warning of storms with frequent lightning, occasional hail, 30–60 mm of rain with local peaks of 60–120 mm, and wind gusts that may top 80–90 km/h.
- A yellow alert covers all of Córdoba on Saturday, with forecasts of thunderstorms and strong gusts reaching about 50–59 km/h at different times of the day.
- Mendoza is undergoing intense heat, with 38°C reported on Friday and forecasts signaling a multi‑day heat wave through Monday that could push highs past 40°C.
- Heat‑wave criteria cited for Mendoza require at least three consecutive days with maximums near 35°C and minimums near 20.6°C, and a brief late‑Friday cool change was possible from a southern front.
- Separately, national data showed consumption fell 2.8% year over year in November, the first interannual decline of 2025, with a 1.3% seasonally adjusted drop from October and signs of credit fatigue.