He cold front number 14 It will continue to advance over the northwest of Mexico this Sunday, November 16 and will bring a combination of low temperatures, heavy rains and gusts of wind in different parts of the national territory.
According to him National Meteorological Service (SMN)the frontal system interacts with a trough at medium and high levels of the atmosphere and with the polar and subtropical jet streams, which will reinforce winter conditions from early in the day.
In addition to the frontal, low pressure channels over the southeast and the Yucatan Peninsula will maintain the probability of rain and electrical activity in southern and southeastern states, while in a good part of the country clear skies and a dry environment will dominate in the afternoon.
Heavy rains in the northwest and south of the country
Different intensities of precipitation are expected for this Sunday, including:
Heavy occasional rains (25 to 50 mm) in:
Intervals of showers (5 to 25 mm) in:
- Veracruz (The Mountains, Papaloapan, Los Tuxtlas and Olmeca)
Isolated rains in:
The SMN warns that heavy rains could cause reduced visibility, flooding, landslides and flooding, in addition to increasing the levels of rivers and streams.
Low temperatures and frost in high areas
The cold atmosphere will remain during the morning and night in much of the north and center of the country, with frost in mountain regions.
Minimum expected temperatures
From -10 to -5 °C, with frost: High areas of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango.
From -5 to 0 °C, with frost: Sierras of Zacatecas, Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Tlaxcala, Puebla and Veracruz.
From 0 to 5 °C: High mountains of Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Querétaro, Mexico City, Morelos and Oaxaca.
Valley of Mexico
In Mexico City, a minimum of 5 to 7 °C and a maximum of 24 to 26 °C is expected, without rain and with clear to partly cloudy skies. In Toluca, temperatures will range from 1 to 3 °C in the morning to maximums of 22 to 24 °C in the afternoon.
Gusty winds and high waves
- The most intense gusts will be concentrated in the northwest:
- 60 to 70 km/h in Sonora and Chihuahua.
- 35 to 50 km/h in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Durango and the coast of Jalisco.
- Waves of 1.5 to 2.5 meters on the western coast of the Baja California Peninsula.
These conditions could favor the fall of trees and advertisements, in addition to complicating navigation in coastal areas.
Hot environment in Pacific and Gulf states
Despite the advance of the cold front, high temperatures will remain in areas of the west, south and Gulf of Mexico.
Maximum predicted temperatures
From 35 to 40 °C in: Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas (Isthmus), Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí.
From 30 to 35 °C in: Baja California Sur, Sonora (south), Chihuahua (southwest), Durango (west), Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Puebla, Morelos, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo.
Featured Regional Conditions
Baja California and Baja California Sur: heavy rains in the north, frigid atmosphere in mountain areas and high waves.
Central Pacific: showers in Michoacán and isolated rains in Jalisco and Colima.
South Pacific: heavy rains in Chiapas and showers in Oaxaca and Guerrero.
Gulf of Mexico: showers in Veracruz and Tabasco; no rain in Tamaulipas.
Yucatan Peninsula: showers in Quintana Roo; isolated rains in Campeche and Yucatán.
