MÉRIDA, Yucatán.— As had been announced, the arrival of the norte of the cold front number 13 It was strong and disrupted activities in the city this morning, due to the rain and winds that he brought with him.
The fall of water began to occur shortly after 7 in the morning, although after 9 the rains were already more intense.
Notable drop in temperatures
He cold front number 13 will bring a notable drop in temperaturessince it is accompanied by a cold polar air massa situation that is not usual at the beginning of the season, since they usually occur in the most intense stage of cold fronts.
The authorities reported that, currently, there are strong winds, between 40 and 55 km/h, with gusts of up to 70 km/h on the coast and intermittent rains, which will persist throughout the day.
Temperatures of 10°C could be recorded
The mercury column is expected to register a drop during the night of this Monday and the early hours of tomorrow, Tuesday, whose temperatures could register values between 10 and 14 °C in locations in the center and south of the state of Yucatán, the north center of the state of Campeche, as well as western Quintana Roo.
Heat island effect
It should be noted that the lowest temperatures will be felt in areas with abundant vegetation, while in urban areas the mercury column may not drop as much through the heat island effect created by asphalt and concrete, explained the meteorologist Juan Antonio Palma Solís.
Feria Xmatkuil
For those who go to the Yucatan Xmatkuil Fair, Yucatan Civil Protection indicated that today Monday in that area cloudy skies will predominate with possible moderate rain in the morning and after noon; as well as occasional drizzle at night.
The atmosphere will be warm during the day and cool at night. The maximum temperatures in the fair facilities would be 26 to 29 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperatures would be 21 to 23 degrees at night.
Rains for the weekend
The cold atmosphere would remain until Thursday, since tropical maritime air will return to the area by the weekend, and the potential for rain will increase again; which would also cause temperatures to begin to increase, said Palma Solís.
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