Overview
- Argentina’s national weather service issued orange and yellow alerts Wednesday for storms, rain and strong winds across 12 provinces, with forecasters tracking a cyclogenesis — a fast‑forming low‑pressure system — expected to bring hail, gusts above 70–90 km/h and local rainfall of 60–90 mm before a marked temperature drop into the weekend.
- Mar del Plata moved to orange alert for severe storms overnight with officials urging people to stay indoors, secure loose items and prepare for coastal waves near three meters as very strong winds arrive.
- Buenos Aires City is set for thunderstorms from Wednesday afternoon into the night, lingering showers Thursday and a sharp cool‑down Friday with forecasts near 8–15 °C through the weekend.
- Peru’s Senamhi says the first ‘friaje’ of the year will push into the Amazon from the night of Friday May 8 through Tuesday May 12, bringing moderate to heavy rain, thunderstorms, winds up to about 55 km/h and notably lower day and night temperatures from the southern selva toward the north.
- In Spain’s Galicia, regional forecasts for May 6–7 call for gusty conditions and high afternoon rain chances in towns such as Cangas, Meis and Tui, with peak wind gusts around 30–36 km/h and a cooler feel due to wind and humidity.