Overview
- The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional issued red, orange and yellow alerts that cover more than a dozen provinces and flag risks from severe storms, gusts over 100 km/h, hail and extreme low temperatures.
- Heavy overnight storms produced urban flooding in the City of Buenos Aires with an official 88.7 mm accumulation and caused electricity outages affecting roughly 62,000 customers across Edesur and Edenor networks.
- SMN keeps orange storm warnings for parts of Entre Ríos, Santa Fe and Corrientes that forecast 60–100 mm in short periods, frequent lightning and localized severe conditions while yellow alerts extend through the northeast and central zones.
- The AMBA is forecast to improve later on Saturday with reduced rain and daytime highs near 18–19°C, but authorities warn of lingering morning showers and strong gusts that could continue to affect travel and services.
- In Catalonia, AEMET and Meteocat predict continuing interior heat with readings up to about 40–41°C in Ponent and a weekend calima that will cut visibility, tint skies and deposit Saharan dust that may slightly raise coastal temperatures.