Second winter storm causes freezing weatherThis Wednesday, the second winter storm of the season will cause freezing weather, strong gusts of wind as well as falling snow or sleet and freezing rain, reported the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
The agency explained that these conditions are caused by the interaction of the winter storm with the contribution of humidity generated by the polar jet stream over the northwest and north of the Mexican Republic.
Cold front 21 maintains low temperatures
It detailed that conditions are expected for the fall of snow or sleet in the mountains of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, in the northeast of Sinaloa and Durango; and freezing rain in Nuevo León and Zacatecas.
In turn, cold front 21 is located east of the Yucatan Peninsula and will interact with a low pressure channel extended over the western Gulf of Mexico and the southeast of the national territory, causing showers and heavy rains to very heavy rains in the northeast, east and southeast of Mexico.
Likewise, northerly winds are expected with gusts of 50 to 70 km/h in Tamaulipas, Veracruz and the isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec; and 40 to 60 km/h in Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo; as well as high waves on the coasts of Tamaulipas, Veracruz and the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
On the other hand, the Arctic air mass associated with the front will keep the environment cold to very cold with frost and fog banks during this morning and night in entities of the northeast, center, east and southeast of Mexico.
At the same time, an atmospheric river will cause rains of varying intensities with possible electrical discharges in areas of the west, center and south of the country.
In addition to conditions for the fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain during the night on mountain peaks with altitudes above 4,300 meters above sea level in the west, center and east of the country (Nevado de Colima, Nevado de Toluca, Popocatépetl, Iztaccíhuatl, Sierra Negra, La Malinche and Pico de Orizaba).
Where will it rain today?
The cold front will cause intense rains (75 to 150 mm) in Durango, Sinaloa and Veracruz; very strong (50 to 75 mm) in Sonora, Chihuahua, Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas and Tamaulipas; and heavy rain (25 to 50 mm) in Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco.
Similarly, showers (5 to 25 mm) are expected in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, State of Mexico, Mexico City and Michoacan.
In addition, isolated rains (0.1 to 5 mm) are expected in Colima, Guerrero, Morelos, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo.
Likewise, the second winter storm is expected to cause snow or sleet in the mountains of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sinaloa (northeast) and Durango; and freezing rain in Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas.
Snow or sleet is also likely to fall overnight on mountain peaks above 4,300 meters above sea level in western, central and eastern Mexico (Nevado de Colima, Nevado de Toluca, Popocatépetl, Iztaccíhuatl, Sierra Negra, La Malinche and Pico de Orizaba).
Temperature forecast
For today, minimum temperatures of -15 degrees with frost are expected in the mountainous areas of Chihuahua and Durango; from -15 to -10 degrees with frost in the mountainous areas of Sonora and Coahuila; and from -10 to -5 degrees in high areas of Baja California.
Likewise, temperatures of -5 to 0 degrees are expected in areas of Nuevo León, western San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas, Sinaloa (mountains), Michoacán, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Tlaxcala and Puebla.
In areas of Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Aguascalientes, Querétaro, Mexico City, Morelos, Veracruz and Oaxaca, the thermometer is expected to drop from 0 to 5 degrees.
In contrast, maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 degrees are expected in Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and on the coasts of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas; and 30 to 35 degrees in Morelos, Campeche and the southwest of Puebla.
Alert for strong winds and high waves
Today, the winter storm will cause winds of 40 to 60 km/h and gusts of 70 to 90 km/h in the Gulf of California, Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango and Zacatecas.
North winds of 30 to 40 km/h and gusts of 50 to 70 km/h are also expected in Tamaulipas, Veracruz and the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec (Oaxaca and Chiapas); and with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h in Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo.
Likewise, winds of 30 to 40 km/h and gusts of 50 to 70 km/h are expected in Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes and Sinaloa; and 20 to 30 km/h and gusts of 40 to 60 km/h in Baja California Sur, Jalisco, Guanajuato and Michoacán.
The SMN warned of waves of up to four meters high on the coasts of Tamaulipas and Veracruz; and one to three meters high on the western coast of the Baja California peninsula and the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
Source: amexi
