An environment of intense cold,n temperatures that will range between -5 and -10 degrees Celsiuswill continue this weekend in various regions of the north and center of the countryaccording to the forecast of the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
The most severe conditions are expected in mountain areas of Chihuahua and Durangowhile the thermal decrease will also reach central entities such as Zacatecas, Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Tlaxcala, Puebla and Veracruz.
The National Water Commission anticipated that, during the early hours of Sunday, the mountainous areas of Chihuahua and Durango will register minimum temperatures between -10 and -5 degrees, accompanied by frost.
Which states will be most affected by low temperatures?
According to your monitoring, Conagua foresees values of -5 to 0 degreesalso with the possibility of frost, in high areas of Baja California, Zacatecas, Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Tlaxcala, Puebla and Veracruz.
For entities like Baja California Sur, Sonora, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Oaxacathe forecast indicates temperatures from 0 to 5 degrees in its mountain regions.
In addition to the frigid environment, various atmospheric systems—including low-pressure troughs, influx of moisture from the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, the approach of the cold front number 17, a dry line and the subtropical jet stream—create conditions for intervals of showers. The rains could appear in Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Chiapas and Quintana Roo, especially during the afternoon and evening.
Strong winds will affect the north, center and south of the country this weekend
The agency also predicts wind from the north with gusts of 40 to 60 kilometerss per hour in the isthmus and gulf of Tehuantepec; as well as a southern component with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas; gusts of 30 to 50 km/h in the north of Veracruz; of 40 to 60 km/h and possible formation of whirlwinds during the night in the north of Coahuila, and gusts of 30 to 50 km/h in Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco and Quintana Roo.
Additionally, Waves of 1.5 to 2.5 meters high are forecast in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, coasts of Tamaulipas and Quintana Roo, decreasing over the course of the day.
The rainfall expected for this day could be accompanied by electric shocks, in addition to generating puddles, landslides and flooding in low areas of the aforementioned states.
The aforementioned winds could bring down trees and advertisements, so The population is urged to heed the warnings from the SMN and Conagua and take extreme precautions against wind and high waves.
The SMN explained that the system will be caused by the expansion of cold front number 16 with stationary characteristics in the western Caribbean Sea, therefore, the polar air mass that drove it is expected to gradually modify its thermal characteristics.
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