The beginning of the week will be marked by moderate to very heavy rains in large areas of the country, as well as due to intense winds, cold atmosphere during the early mornings and high temperatures in regions of the Pacific, according to the extended forecast of the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
For this Monday December 22low pressure channels over the northeast, east and southeast of the country, in combination with the entry of humidity from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, will favor showers and heavy rains, with very heavy occasional rainfall in areas of Puebla, Veracruz and Oaxaca. Significant rains are also expected in the Yucatán Peninsula.
Although he cold front number 23 It will begin to lose strength and dissipate during Monday, it will still cause gusts of wind of up to 50 kilometers per hour in the northeast, while in the isthmus and gulf of Tehuantepec the North event will persist, with gusts that could reach between 60 and 80 kilometers per hour, in addition to high waves.
During the early mornings of Monday and Tuesday, the cold to very cold environment will continue in states in the north and center of the country. Frosts with temperatures of up to minus 10 degrees Celsius are expected in mountain areas of Chihuahua and Durango, while mountainous regions of the State of Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Sonora could register temperatures close to zero degrees.
Persistent rains and strong wind towards midweek
For him Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th December, the SMN warns that the low pressure channels will remain active, maintaining the probability of heavy to very heavy rains in the southeast, especially in Quintana Roo, as well as in Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatán.
In parallel, a trough at high levels of the atmosphere and the approach of a new cold front to the northwest of the country will cause heavy rains in Baja California, in addition to wind gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour in that region and in the Gulf of California.
Despite the precipitation, an anticyclonic circulation will favor stable conditions without rain in much of the north and west, with an increase in evening temperatures. In coastal areas of the Pacific, such as Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán and Guerrero, maximum temperatures of between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius are expected.
Christmas with rain in the southeast and cold nights in the center
For him Thursday December 25strong occasional showers and rains will persist in the southeast, including Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas, as well as isolated rains in the center of the country, including Mexico City.
He North event It will continue to affect the isthmus of Tehuantepec, with wind gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour, while high waves will continue to be present on the southern and Mexican Caribbean coasts.
The SMN warned that heavy rains could be accompanied by electric shocks, generate flooding in low areas, and that gusts of wind could cause trees and advertisements to fall, so it recommended that the population remain attentive to official warnings.
