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Contrasting Weather: Extreme Heat in Mexico and Polar Cold with Wind Alerts in Argentina

Official warnings point to health risks from intense heat in parts of Mexico while strong winds and a polar air mass threaten travel and property in sections of Argentina.

Overview

  • National and local agencies issued active warnings on Thursday for Mexico and Argentina that target specific hazards in each country.
  • Mexico’s CONAGUA and state civil-protection bodies warned of an intensifying heat wave in Nayarit with daytime highs of 40–45°C, strong gusts and possible dust storms.
  • Protección Civil Yucatán and the SMN forecast extremely hot conditions in the Yucatán Peninsula with local temperatures near 42°C and heat‑index values above 40°C plus gusts and scattered storms.
  • Argentina’s Servicio Meteorológico Nacional placed a yellow alert on the west of Salta and Jujuy for sustained westerly winds of 50–65 km/h and gusts up to about 90 km/h while a polar intrusion has pushed morning lows into the single digits around La Plata and Tucumán.
  • Spain’s AEMET-based forecasts for Galicia report routine mild, dry conditions with moderate afternoon breezes, highlighting the hemispheric contrast between pre‑summer heat in Mexico and austral‑autumn cold in Argentina.