MIAMI, United States. – A weak cold front, currently over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, will arrive this Thursday on the northern coast of Western Cuba and will move slowly through the territory, according to meteorologist Raydel Ruisanchez.
“A weak cold front is over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and will be reaching the northern coast of Western Cuba in the early hours of this Thursday, January 2,” the specialist explained on his Facebook account.
According to Ruisanchez, “ahead of the front, isolated showers and rains are possible, mainly towards the northern coast of the western region.” The system will dissipate over the southern portion of the Island, while “high pressures of migratory continental origin begin to influence the western region and will remain for the next few days with a colder and drier air mass.”
The meteorologist warned of a drop in temperatures starting Friday, with maximums between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius in most of the country, although they could be somewhat higher in the south east. The minimum temperatures will drop between 13 and 16 degrees Celsius in inland areas of the western and central regions, with possible values even below those ranges.
For its part, the Weather Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) of Cuba, in your report at 3:00 am this January 2did not allude to the arrival of the cold front, which would be the first of 2025, although it does foresee “some rain” in the central region from dawn to afternoon, extending towards the north coast.
According to official information, this Thursday the maximum temperatures will range between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius, with lower values in the central region due to the persistence of clouds. At night, between 19 and 22 degrees Celsius are expected, although lower values are expected in inland areas of the West and Center, and higher in coastal areas.
The winds will blow from the northeast to the east between 10 and 25 kilometers per hour, with stronger gusts on the western and central north coast. The Forecasting Center INSMET He also warned that there will be waves on the western north coast and little waves on the rest of the country’s coastlines.
