Overview
- Argentina’s national weather service placed multiple provinces under yellow storm alerts, with Buenos Aires forecast to see late‑evening and overnight thunderstorms bringing frequent lightning, possible hail, gusts over 75–80 km/h and 30–60 mm of rain.
- Heat alerts were issued for northwest Argentina, where Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán and Santiago del Estero could reach about 40°C, while Mendoza renewed storm warnings for hail, strong gusts and 30–50 mm of localized rainfall.
- Mexico’s cold front No. 16 is driving very low temperatures and strong Norte winds, with forecasts of −10°C in parts of Chihuahua and coastal waves of 2.5–3.5 meters in Oaxaca and Chiapas, as front No. 17 approaches.
- Regional Mexican forecasts point to a colder, unsettled weekend, including rain and a marked cooldown in Nuevo León and minimums near 9°C in several Mexico City boroughs, with another front expected to reinforce the drop early next week.
- Spain’s AEMET activated a yellow warning in Castellón for wind and coastal phenomena, signaled weak inland frosts and projected light rains returning by Sunday, with Córdoba turning wetter after a cold, sunny start to the weekend.