Overview
- Argentina’s SMN placed southern Santa Fe and eastern Córdoba under an orange alert for dangerous storms with 60–80 mm of rain, frequent lightning, hail and gusts that could exceed 90 km/h.
- Yellow storm alerts cover the rest of Santa Fe and Córdoba plus parts of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, San Luis, Mendoza and Santiago del Estero, with 15–30 mm of rain and gusts up to 90 km/h possible.
- The SMN also flagged yellow alerts for heavy rain in cordilleran Neuquén (10–30 mm, with rain–snow mix at higher elevations) and Zonda winds in San Juan and La Rioja at 30–45 km/h with gusts near 65 km/h.
- Public guidance urges people to follow local authorities, stay indoors, avoid nonessential travel, secure loose objects and keep an emergency kit with water, food, first aid, a battery radio and a flashlight.
- In Mexico and Spain, Mexicali advanced heat-response operations after forecasts up to 42°C, Matamoros trends warmer into the weekend, and Galicia expects a cloudy day with elevated afternoon shower chances but minimal totals around 0.1 mm.