During the month of February, it is very common to see the arrival of cold fronts and air masses, entering through the Northwest and traveling through the North of Mexico. Given the characteristics of this type of phenomena and their interaction with other meteorological systems, they give way to severe weather significant for the regions they usually cover.
This Friday, the new cold front 27 and the air mass that drives it arrive in the Northwest of Mexico, in interaction with a trough and the polar jet stream, generating localized rain and showers, as well as strong gusts of wind in the north of the country for the next 24 hours. As well as the possible fall of snow and/or sleet in the mountains of the state of Baja California.
Strong winds and gusts
These effects associated with both the air mass and cold front 27 will be the most significant throughout this Friday, where winds from the west and northwest of 30 to 50 km/h with gusts of between 70 and 90 km/h are expected, in addition to the possible formation of dust storms, whirlwinds or considerable whirlwinds mainly throughout the state of Baja California.
On the other hand, winds of 20 to 30 km/h with gusts of up to 70 km/h are also expected in the Gulf of California, a condition that will favor the presence of high waves of up to 3 meters high; therefore, at Meteored, we urge boats and ships to take extreme precautions, mainly on public beaches and ports.
BC Winds and Gusts
Winds from the west and northwest of up to 50 km/h with gusts of up to 90 km/h are forecast.
Cold front 27 and its air mass will still be moving through the northwest and extending north of the country. They will give rise to winds of 15 to 25 km/h with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h in the Gulf of California and in much of the state of Baja California. Regarding the waves, the east will be 2 to 4 meters high on the west coast of Baja California.
For Sunday
Cold front 27 and its air mass will move over the northeast, east and southeast of Mexico, moving significantly away from Baja California and ceasing to cause significant effects.
Precipitation and temperature forecast
Regarding the sky conditions during the first hours of the day, these will be with morning fog along the west coast while the sky will be partly cloudy to cloudy, giving way to intervals of rain and showers in much of the state, being the strongest in the entire northern portion of the state.
The morning weather will be cold to cool in much of the state, and very cold in the mountainous area combined with high humidity and freezing temperatures. Snow and/or sleet are also expected in the northern and central mountains of Baja California.
In the afternoon and evening, cloudy to partly cloudy skies with a cool to cold environment. Regarding precipitation, this will decrease, reporting only localized rains in the east of the state and in parts of the north.
Rain and showers BC
In the next 24 hours, accumulated precipitation of 20 to 30 mm is expected in Tijuana, Tecate and Ensenada, including the surrounding areas of these cities.
Precipitation for Saturday and Sunday
The strong winds remaining on Saturday will favor the dispersion of cloudiness, however, some light rains could be recorded mainly in the north of the state. While on Sunday, stable conditions return to the region.
Source: meteored
