Starting this weekend a important change in the climate of Yucatánwith increasing cloudiness and rain that will intensify starting next Monday, as the weather progresses. cold front 18 to the region.
The anticyclone that kept the weather stable in the Yucatecan Peninsula began to move away, which would allow the frontal system arrives in the region on Monday.
The cold front could even remain stationary, generating heavy rains, electrical activity and winds that will derive from the interaction with warm and humid air from the Caribbean.
For that reason, for Next week, rain, a drop in temperatures and possible closure of ports are expected.so authorities and specialists recommend planning activities and taking extreme precautions.
Procivy warns about effects of cold front in Yucatán
In this regard, Yucatan Civil Protection (Procivy) confirmed that the nexto Monday, December 8, a new cold front will arrivewhich could remain parked on the Peninsula.
He pointed out that the frontal system, combined with other meteorological factors, such as the warm, humid air from the Caribbean Seawill cause the probability of rain over Yucatán to increase from Sunday, December 7.
“These rains will be accompanied by strong winds and electrical activity“he warned.
And he asked to stay informed of the state of the weather and the recommendations issued by the State Coordination of Civil Protection.
Anticyclone moves away from the Yucatan Peninsula
For his part, the meteorologist Juan Antonio Palma Solíscoordinator of Meteored México, indicated that a change in weather conditions is expected in Yucatán this weekend.
For this reason, the cloudy weather will return, a increase in the probability of rain and a period of instability that will extend into next week.
He confirmed that the anticyclone that blocked the arrival of cold fronts is already moving and is now over the Western Caribbean, advancing towards Cuba.
With the exit of the anticyclone, entry of tropical maritime air from the Caribbean and the Gulf the cloudiness will increase and, therefore, on Saturday and Sunday it is likely that it will rain in 60% of the State.
More chance of rain starting Sunday
The rains will be isolated and light at first, but the Sunday, with the arrival of a trough that will extend from Central America to the Peninsula, the intensity and distribution will increase, he warned.
He even said that accumulations of 5 to 25 mm are expectedwithout ruling out some stronger point, accompanied by electrical activity and some gusts of wind.
As for the temperatures, the maximum will be 30 to 35 degreesit will remain hot and muggy during the morning and midday.
The minimum It will be 18 to 20 degrees in the south and 20 to 22 in the rest of the entity.
What will the weather be like on the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe?
Starting next week a tropical system and a cold front will meetfavoring almost daily rains and a drop in temperatures, added Palma Solís.
The specialist indicated that even the activities for the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe They could occur under a rainy scenario, so it is recommended to take precautions.
Conagua predicts rain in the south and southeast of Mexico
In turn, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) of Conaguain its long-term forecast, points out that from Saturday, December 6 to Monday, December 8, a low pressure trough in southeastern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsulain combination with the entry of humidity from the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, will cause rains and intervals of showers in areas of the center, south and southeast of the Mexican territory.
To on sundayindicates that cold front 18 will be reinforced by a mass of polar air coming from the northern United States and will extend over the east of the Mexican Republic.
It will interact with a low pressure channel that will extend over the southeast of the country, generating drop in temperature, showers and heavy rains in those regions.
“North” due to the cold front in the Yucatán Peninsula
He Monday December 8 The cold front will extend over the southern Gulf of Mexico, it will continue to interact with a low pressure channel extended over the southeast, causing heavy to very heavy rain in said region, in addition to the east of the country and the Yucatán Peninsula.
The polar air mass associated with the front will maintain a cold to very cold environment over entities in the north, northeast, east and center of Mexico.
It is also expected “northern” event with wind gusts of up to 90 km/h on the coasts of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, the isthmus and gulf of Tehuantepec, and with gusts of 30 to 50 km/h in Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatan.
- With information from Karla Cecilia Acosta Castillo, Procivy and Conagua