Overview
- Argentina’s national weather service, which updated its maps for Thursday, put Córdoba and San Luis under orange storm alerts with frequent lightning, possible hail, gusts above 90 km/h and 40–80 mm of rain.
- In Patagonia, an orange wind alert covers south Chubut and west Santa Cruz with sustained 45–65 km/h and gusts that could top 120 km/h.
- The agency also posted heat alerts in Corrientes and parts of Santa Fe, noting highs near 33–35°C that can strain health for children, older adults and people with chronic illness.
- Mexico’s Conagua forecast very strong northerly winds in Coahuila and Nuevo León on Thursday with sustained 30–40 km/h, gusts 50–70 km/h and a chance of short-lived landspouts (torbellinos), as highs reach 35–40°C.
- Local forecasts underline the split: Reynosa expects a hot and dry day near 35°C with no rain, while Galician towns such as Barro and Tui look mild, dry and breezy with highs around 20–22°C and gusts up to about 40 km/h.