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Peru Maintains Orange Alert for Heavy Rains Through Today as Mexico, Argentina and Spain See Lighter Disturbances

Peru's civil protection urges route checks, roof reinforcement and local alerts in response to the active warning.

Overview

  • Senamhi’s Meteorological Advisory No. 080 (orange level) remains in force through Monday, March 9, flagging moderate to heavy rainfall with hail, snow and sleet across multiple coastal and Andean departments.
  • Forecast totals include 20–60 mm per day on the northern coast in Tumbes and Piura, with Andean bands of 16–32 mm/day in the north, 10–24 mm/day in the center and 10–23 mm/day in the south.
  • Hail is expected above roughly 2,800 meters and snowfall above about 3,800 meters, with electrical activity and wind gusts near 35 km/h possible.
  • Indeci advises clearing and marking evacuation routes, reinforcing roofs and using community alert systems, while the national operations center COEN continues to monitor affected regions.
  • Elsewhere, local bulletins report lighter, localized weather: Mexico sees intermittent light rain with a shift to warmer, drier conditions after March 9; Argentina’s SMN notes cloud and gusts up to 50 km/h around Buenos Aires; Spain’s Galicia faces showers or brief storms with gusts around 37–40 km/h.