Today, cold front number 11 will extend over the Yucatán Peninsula, bringing heavy, isolated showers to eastern Oaxaca, northern Chiapas, the Olmeca region of Veracruz, northern, eastern, and western Tabasco, and western Campeche; showers to the Tehuacán-Sierra Negra region of Puebla and the Capital, Las Montañas, and Los Tuxtlas regions of Veracruz; and isolated rain to the Valle Serdán region of Puebla and parts of Yucatán and Quintana Roo.
The polar air mass driving the frontal system will maintain low temperatures across northern, central, southern, and eastern Mexico, with frost expected in the states of the Northern Plateau and the Central Plateau. Likewise, the “Norte” event will prevail with wind gusts of 70 to 90 km/h in Oaxaca and Chiapas (Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec), and gusts of 50 to 60 km/h along the coasts of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo (decreasing throughout the day). Additionally, waves of 3.0 to 4.0 meters in height are expected in the Gulf of Tehuantepec; waves of 2.5 to 3.5 meters in height along the coasts of Veracruz and Tabasco (decreasing throughout the day); and waves of 2.0 to 3.0 meters in height along the coasts of Tamaulipas, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. Furthermore, humid air from the Pacific Ocean will generate periods of showers in Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero. and isolated showers in parts of the State of Mexico, Sinaloa, and Durango.
The periods of showers and locally heavy rainfall could be accompanied by lightning.
The National Meteorological Service is monitoring Cold Front No. 11 and its associated polar air mass, which will maintain strong to very strong “Norte” winds along the Gulf of Mexico coast today: https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/es/aviso-de-norte
Rainfall forecast for today, October 30, 2025:
Showers with locally heavy rainfall (25 to 50 mm): Eastern Oaxaca, Northern Chiapas, Veracruz (Olmeca region), Northern, Eastern, and Western Tabasco, and Western Campeche.
Periods of showers (5 to 25 mm): Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Puebla (Tehuacán-Sierra Negra region), Veracruz (Capital, Las Montañas, and Los Tuxtlas regions); and Guerrero.
Isolated rain (0.1 to 5 mm): Sinaloa, Durango, State of Mexico, Puebla (Valle Serdán region), Yucatán, and Quintana Roo.
Heavy rains could reduce visibility on highways, increase river and stream levels, and cause flooding, landslides, and mudslides.
Gusty winds could cause trees and billboards to fall.
Maximum temperature forecast for today, October 30, 2025:
Maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 °C: Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Michoacán.
Maximum temperatures of 30 to 35 °C: Baja California Sur, southwestern Chihuahua, western Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima, Guerrero, coastal Oaxaca, and coastal Chiapas.
Forecast of minimum temperatures for the morning of October 30, 2025:
Minimum temperatures of -5 to 0 °C: highlands of Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Tlaxcala, Puebla, and Veracruz.
Minimum temperatures of 0 to 5 °C: mountainous areas of Baja California, Sonora, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Morelos, Mexico City, and Oaxaca.
Wind and wave forecast for today, October 30, 2025:
“Norte” event with winds of 35 to 50 km/h and gusts of 70 to 90 km/h: Oaxaca and Chiapas (Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec).
“Norte” event with winds of 20 to 35 km/h and gusts of 50 to 60 km/h, decreasing throughout the day: coasts of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo.
Winds of 10 to 20 km/h with gusts of 35 to 50 km/h: Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Puebla, Guerrero, and the State of Mexico.
Waves of 3.0 to 4.0 meters in height: Gulf of Tehuantepec.
Waves of 2.5 to 3.5 meters in height, decreasing throughout the day: coasts of Veracruz and Tabasco.
Waves of 2.0 to 3.0 meters in height, decreasing throughout the day: coasts of Tamaulipas, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo.
Source: contraparte
