Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología

Mariscal Estigarribia’s 43.8°C reading surpassed the 43°C record set in 1952; reports differ on the day it was recorded.

Paraguay’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) warned producers that temperatures could reach 43 °C in the Chaco between Saturday and Monday and recommended protecting crops and animals. Forecasts published by La Nación and El Nacional point to intense heat and possible isolated showers, and advise staying hydrated, avoiding peak sun hours and using sunscreen.

The Paraguay River continues to fall at most major ports, while the Paraná records isolated rises attributed to discharges and precipitation in the upper basin; forecasts point to a dramatic change associated with the consolidation of El Niño, with more frequent and intense rainfall and possible flash rises and flooding if the projections are confirmed.

Silvio Pettirossi International Airport will continue operating for at least four or five years, with expansion work under way as the government weighs a new terminal costing more than US$320 million and Latam Airlines expands flights to Lima, São Paulo and Montevideo.

Latam will launch a direct route between Asunción and Montevideo in the first quarter of 2027, with five weekly flights, and increase weekly departures on existing routes from Paraguay from 26 to 32 by the end of 2026. With the new route, the total will reach 37 weekly frequencies.

Dense fog temporarily diverted international flights from Silvio Pettirossi Airport to alternative terminals, while Paraguayan air traffic grew 41.5% over a decade and is driving plans to expand airport infrastructure.

Paraguay will see temperatures fall to highs near or below 30°C, along with rain and storms this weekend. Wind gusts of up to 90 km/h are expected, especially in the Chaco.

Petropar has begun selling Jet A-1 and AVGAS in Paraguay, with one plant operating in Encarnación and plans for five facilities through a public-private partnership that does not require direct state investment in infrastructure.

The level of the Paraguay River continues to fall, reaching 1.36m in Asunción and putting commercial navigation, a vital activity for the country's economy, on alert.

Paraguay's airports recorded the highest passenger traffic of the year in July, with over 122,000 boardings and deboardings, according to Dinac.

Avianca will increase its flight frequency between Asunción and Bogotá to a daily service starting October 2026, an expansion that contrasts with the reduction in operations of local carrier Paranair due to operational issues.

Paraguay reaches the milestone of 200 aeromedical transfers while preparing for the arrival of storms and a cold front with strong winds and a sharp drop in temperature.

Paraguayan tourism associations have asked the civil aviation authority, Dinac, to intervene due to repeated flight cancellations and delays by Paranair, which have already led to administrative actions against the airline.

Paraguay's Meteorology and Hydrology Directorate has issued an alert for severe storms with winds up to 90 km/h and possible hail that will affect the entire country over the weekend.

Paraguayan authorities and lawmakers coordinate actions, including the incorporation of farmers into emergency committees and the preparation of animal shelters, to face the forecasted arrival of the El Niño phenomenon, which is expected to hit the departments of Misiones and Ñeembucú starting in August.

Air traffic in Paraguay grew by 13% in the first half of 2026, with 715,372 passengers transported, according to data from the country's civil aviation authority.

The Paraguayan Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) has issued an alert for farmers to adopt protective measures due to a storm system forecast to bring up to 50 mm of rain to several regions, primarily in the center, south, and east of the country, between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Strong winds in Paraguay have caused widespread power outages, multi-million-dollar agricultural losses in Caaguazú, and wildfires that have burned hundreds of hectares in Misiones, as authorities work to restore normalcy.

A cold air mass will bring frost and temperatures as low as 2°C to Paraguay starting Tuesday, according to an alert from the country's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).

A cold air mass is bringing the coldest nights of the week to Paraguay, with temperatures potentially dropping to 3°C in the south and a risk of frost, according to an alert from the country's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).

The Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay approved a request for information from DINAC to obtain details about the regulation, control, and institutional capacity of the agency regarding the increasing use of drones, including regulatory updates, resources of the National Aeronautical Registry, coordination with CONATEL, the possibility of mandatory technical certification, and incident statistics from the past two years.

The Agriculture Ministry (MAG) warned of a high probability of El Niño developing in Paraguay between June and August, with an estimated duration of six to nine months and the possibility of extending into April 2027, bringing risks of flooding, crop losses, and impacts on livestock.

The Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología of Paraguay has issued a warning for a storm system that will affect the entire Paraguayan territory between Wednesday, the 10th, and Thursday, the 11th. The system will bring heavy rain, lightning, the possibility of hail, and wind gusts of up to 100 km/h. The northern part of both the Eastern and Western regions will be the most affected, with rainfall totals between 60 and 100 millimeters.

Uruguayan Sebastián Marset Cabrera used Paraguay as an operational base for his international drug trafficking network between 2020 and 2021, coordinating Bolivian and Paraguayan mafias to stockpile and export large volumes of cocaine to Europe and Africa. He was arrested in Bolivia in March and extradited to the United States, where he faces charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering.