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Storms to Cool Spain as Argentina and Mexico Brace for Severe Weather

Forecasters link a shift to Atlantic westerlies to lower temperatures with scattered storms sweeping northern and eastern Spain this weekend.

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El tiempo en Bueu: previsión meteorológica para hoy, sábado 19 de julio
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El tiempo en Silleda: previsión meteorológica para hoy, viernes 18 de julio

Overview

  • AEMET has forecast a weekend shift to cooler Atlantic-sourced winds, lowering temperatures below seasonal norms and triggering scattered, locally strong storms across northern and eastern Spain.
  • Argentina’s SMN has issued orange alerts for Chubut and northern Santa Cruz and yellow alerts for parts of Río Negro, warning of heavy rainfall and westerly winds with gusts up to 120 km/h.
  • Mexico’s SMN warns that monsoon conditions and a mid-level cyclonic circulation will produce intense rainfall in Nayarit and Sinaloa and very heavy downpours in Durango and Chihuahua.
  • Sonora’s Civil Protection agency has alerted to extreme heat of up to 45 °C, afternoon rains of 25–50 mm and wind gusts reaching 60 km/h under ongoing monsoon instability.
  • Conagua forecasts hot, dry weather with highs up to 36 °C and scarce rain in the Comarca Lagunera, while Mexico City’s SGIRPC predicts mostly cloudy skies with showers, possible hail and highs near 24 °C tonight.