Overview
- Argentina’s national weather service issued orange and yellow alerts across 13 provinces, with severe storms in orange zones bringing frequent lightning, possible hail, gusts above 90 km/h and 60–110 mm of rain.
- Yellow-level areas face storms with gusts above 70 km/h and 20–60 mm of rain, while Patagonia has a yellow alert for westerly winds of 40–60 km/h with gusts up to 90 km/h in Santa Cruz and Chubut.
- Buenos Aires region forecasts show a brief lull followed by renewed instability: hot conditions Saturday, a risk of storms returning Saturday night into Sunday with stronger southerly gusts and a cooler turn, then more stable weather by Monday.
- Santiago del Estero and Córdoba updated alerts flag storms from late Friday into Saturday night, with local advisories citing brief but intense downpours, strong gusts and possible hail.
- Mexico’s SMN and Conagua report Fronts 28 and 29 driving subzero lows in highlands (down to −10 °C), strong Norte events including 60–80 km/h in Tehuantepec, possible weekend snowfall on high peaks, and Nuevo León’s Operativo Carrusel to aid vulnerable people.