A powerful low-pressure system is bearing down on Mexico, threatening to unleash heavy rains and hail across several states in the country.
According to a statement from the National Meteorological Service (SMN), a combination of atmospheric instability, moisture from the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea, and low-pressure channels over the Northern Mesa, Central Mesa, and southeastern parts of the country will cause heavy rains and hail in several states.
The forecast indicates that the effects of these systems will begin today, with showers and occasional heavy rains expected in the north, northeast, central, western, southern, and southeastern parts of the country. Michoacán and Guerrero are particularly at risk, with very heavy rain forecasted for both states, while Oaxaca and Chiapas can expect intense rainfall.
The hot to very hot weather that has been prevailing across much of Mexico will continue, but a heat wave is expected to begin in Nuevo León (southwest), Tabasco, and Yucatán on Saturday. In the meantime, temperatures are forecasted to soar in several states, including Coahuila, Zacatecas, Durango, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Morelos, Puebla, State of Mexico (southwest), Guerrero, and Oaxaca.
Residents in affected areas are advised to take precautions against flooding, mudslides, and landslides. The SMN has warned that the heavy rain may be accompanied by lightning and possible hail, which could lead to rising river and stream levels.
Weather Forecast for Major Cities
Saltillo: This Friday’s forecast is for a low of 16 degrees and a high of 28 degrees. Saturday’s forecast is for a high of 30 degrees and a low of 17 degrees. Sunday’s forecast is for a high of 30 degrees and a low of 16 degrees.
Regional Rainfall Forecast
Very heavy rain with intense rainfall (75 to 150 mm): Oaxaca and Chiapas
Heavy rain with very heavy rainfall (50 to 75 mm): Michoacán and Guerrero
Showers with heavy rainfall (25 to 50 mm): San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, State of Mexico, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, and Veracruz (south)
Intervals of showers (5 to 25 mm): Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Tamaulipas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo
Scattered showers (0.1 to 5 mm): Nayarit
Minimum and Maximum Temperatures
Minimum temperatures of -5 to 0°C with frost: mountainous areas of Durango
Minimum temperatures of 0 to 5°C: mountainous areas of Chihuahua
Maximum temperatures of 40 to 45°C: Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Chiapas (north), Veracruz (south), Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatán
Maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 °C: Baja California Sur, Nuevo León, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Morelos, Puebla, State of Mexico (southwest), Guerrero, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas, and Quintana Roo
Maximum temperatures of 30 to 35°C: Aguascalientes and Guanajuato
Source: Vanguardia
