Second Intense Winter Storm Expected to Batter Northern Mexico
The Mexican National Weather Service has issued a warning of the second winter storm of the season, which is predicted to bring heavy rains to areas of Durango, Sinaloa, and Nayarit, along with gusty winds reaching speeds of up to 90 km/h in the northwest, north, and west of the country.
This storm is also expected to bring snow or sleet to the sierras of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, and Sinaloa (northeast), as well as freezing rain in Nuevo León and Zacatecas.
The storm is merging with Cold Front Number 21, which is extending with stationary characteristics over the western Caribbean Sea and will interact with a low-pressure channel over the western Gulf of Mexico and the southeast of the national territory, thus generating showers and heavy rains, with punctual very heavy rainfall in the northeast, east, and southeast of the country.
Front 21 is expected to dissipate by the end of January 9, 2025. The Mexican National Weather Service predicts snow or sleet in the following states of the Republic of Mexico:
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