Intense Rainfall and Strong Winds Forecast for 72 Hours Across Mexico
A 72-hour period of intense rainfall and strong wind gusts is expected toโค impact a large portion โคof Mexico,beginning immediately.โ The Servicio Meteorolรณgico Nacional (SMN) forecasts the heaviest precipitation will โconcentrateโข in the east, southeast, and โparts ofโข the central-south, with the highestโค accumulations โคanticipated in Veracruz, the โคHuasteca โregion, Nuevo Leรณn, and โขQuintana โคRoo. Scatteredโฃ showersโ are alsoโฃ predicted over mountainous areas in central and western โMexico, includingโข Durango,โ Nayarit, Zacatecas, Michoacรกn, Guerrero, and โOaxaca, though these โขevents are expected to yield less than 15 millimeters of rain.
This weatherโ system poses a risk of flooding, โขparticularly โin low-lying areas, and could disrupt โtravel and daily life for millions. Coastal regions are also bracing for potentially โhazardous conditions due to the strong winds. While temperatures will fluctuate throughout the weekend, the primary concern remains the importantโค rainfall and its potential consequences.
Temperature Outlook:
* Friday: โMaximum temperatures of 15 โขto 25 โขยฐC are forecast forโ much of the โฃnorth, โcenter, and east,โค including Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leรณn, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosรญ, Guanajuato, Querรฉtaro, Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala, โฃState ofโ Mexico, Mexico City, Veracruz, Oaxaca,โข and Aguascalientes. Mountainous regions โmay experience temperatures โbetween 5 and โ15 ยฐC,accompanied by dense fog in the Sierra Madre Oriental.
* Saturday: A warming trend is expected, with temperatures rising to 20 toโข 30 ยฐC in the โnortheast, east, and center,โ and 30 toโข 35 โฃยฐC in coastalโ areas. The Yucatan โPeninsula and Pacific coast could see temperatures reach 36-38 โยฐC. Cooler temperatures, โbetween 12 and 19 ยฐC, will persist in the north and northwest.
* sunday: A marked temperature decline is โpredictedโฃ for Coahuila, Nuevo Leรณn, and โTamaulipas, with maximums of 10-15 ยฐCโ under cloudy skies and fog. Borderโ areasโข with Texas may experience temperatures dropping to 5-10โ ยฐC in the afternoon.โฃ the Altiplano will โbe around 20-25 โฃยฐC, while the remainder ofโ the country will see temperatures between 25-35โค ยฐC.