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.