Overview

• Argentina’s national weather service keeps multi-hazard alerts in force for storms, heavy rain, strong winds and high-altitude snow across 16 provinces through the weekend.
• Forecasts indicate widespread 20–120 mm with isolated peaks near 120–150 mm, with rain arriving in the Buenos Aires metro Saturday night, intensifying Sunday and tapering Monday.
• Andean zones face persistent snow, including 50–90 cm in Mendoza’s cordillera, while high wind events are forecast in the northwest with gusts that could exceed 120 km/h.
• Mendoza authorities report persistent rainfall across multiple departments, upgraded alerts and cordilleran disruptions, with the Cristo Redentor international pass closed on Saturday.
• Agricultural monitors flag 90–130 mm possible in the saturated north and northwest of Buenos Aires province, threatening wheat and delaying early maize sowing, while Mexico City separately maintains borough rain alerts and preventive drainage cleaning.