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Patagonia Under New Weather Warnings as Galicia Forecasts Stay Dry

SMN flags hazardous Patagonian gusts with heavy rain in Santa Cruz as AEMET keeps Pontevedra at zero rain odds.

Overview

  • For Thursday, Oct. 2, Argentina’s SMN issued yellow wind alerts for south Chubut and central to northern Santa Cruz with sustained 40–60 km/h and gusts that could exceed 90 km/h.
  • A yellow rain alert covers western Santa Cruz with 30–50 mm expected in 24 hours and possible rain–snow mix at higher elevations.
  • On Wednesday, Oct. 1, parts of southern Chubut and northern Santa Cruz were under orange wind alerts with 60–70 km/h and gusts up to 120 km/h.
  • SMN’s extended outlook for the Buenos Aires metro area signals a return of instability Saturday night, Oct. 4, with a 10–40% chance of isolated thunderstorms and potential gusts over 50 km/h.
  • In Spain’s Galicia, AEMET-based municipal forecasts for Oct. 1–2 indicate clear to mostly cloudy skies across Pontevedra province with a near 0% probability of rain and daytime highs around the mid‑20s Celsius.