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Mexico Braces for Persistent Cold Front: Wind intensive, Temperature Drop, and Heavy Rain Expected
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The Mexican National Meteorological Service (SMN) and the National Water Commission (Conagua) have warned that Cold Front No. 21 will continue to impact a large part of the Mexican territory in the coming days. Accompanied by an Arctic air mass and interacting with the polar jet stream, this phenomenon will cause a significant drop in temperatures, bringing rain to various regions, and strong winds to coastal zones.
Tonight, the cold front will move across northern and northeastern Mexico, generating winds with gusts of up to 60 km/h and possible dust storms. The Arctic air mass associated with the system will bring a "Norte" event with gusts of 60 to 80 km/h and elevated waves along Tamaulipas‘ coast, along with a marked temperature drop in the northwest, north, and northeast, with values below -5°C in the Sierra Madre Occidental’s mountains during Monday’s early morning.
Moreover, the entry of moisture from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico will trigger scattered showers in Michoacán, State of Mexico, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, and isolated rains in Tamaulipas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico City, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Morelos, Veracruz, and Quintana Roo, all with possible electrical discharges. A high-pressure system will also generate elevated waves, between 1 and 2 meters high, along the western coast of Baja California.
For Monday, Cold Front No. 21 will move towards the Gulf of Mexico’s slope, bringing heavy rain in Puebla, Veracruz, and Oaxaca; strong rain in Chiapas and Tabasco; and scattered showers in Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo. Temperatures will continue to drop in the north, northeast, center, and east of the country, accompanied by a "Norte" event with gusts of up to 90 km/h along Tamaulipas’, Veracruz’, Isthmus’, and Gulf of Tehuantepec’s coasts. Concurrently, the entry of humid air will continue to trigger isolated rains in Michoacán, Mexico City, Morelos, and Guerrero, while along the Pacific coasts, a warm to hot environment will persist during the day.
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