Severe Weather Alerts: Cold Fronts, Snow, and Tropical Storm Sara Impacting Mexico

Severe Weather Alerts: Cold Fronts, Snow, and Tropical Storm Sara Impacting Mexico

November 17, 2024 Catherine Williams - Chief Editor News

Weather Update for Sunday, November 17

The National Meteorological Service (SMN) reports significant weather changes for today. A cold front and the first winter storm will bring a drop in temperatures, frosts, and possible snow or sleet in northern and northwest Mexico. Concurrently, Tropical Storm Sara is expected to make landfall in Belize, impacting the Yucatán Peninsula with strong winds and heavy rain.

Weather Alerts:

  • Heavy Rainfall Expected (75 to 150 mm): Regions of Chiapas, Campeche, and Quintana Roo may experience flooding and landslides.

  • Strong Rainfall (50 to 75 mm): Areas like Durango, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Tabasco, and Yucatán are at risk.

  • Showers and Localized Heavy Rain (25 to 50 mm): Expected in Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Michoacán, and Guerrero.

  • Scattered Showers (5 to 25 mm): Predicted for Zacatecas, Oaxaca, and southern Veracruz.

  • Isolated Rain (0.1 to 5 mm): May occur in Baja California, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Aguascalientes, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Puebla, Hidalgo, and Estado de México.

  • Snow or Sleet Risk: In the mountains of Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, and Sinaloa.

Wind Conditions:

  • Very Strong Winds (80 to 100 km/h): Expected in Chihuahua and Durango.

  • Strong Winds (70 to 90 km/h) with Dust Storms: Likely in Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas, with possible tornadoes in northern Coahuila.

  • Winds (60 to 80 km/h): Predicted along the coast of Quintana Roo; conditions may cause dust storms in Sonora, Sinaloa, and San Luis Potosí.

  • Winds (40 to 60 km/h): Anticipated in the Gulf of California, and coastal regions of Campeche and Yucatán, with possible dust storms in Baja California and Veracruz.

  • Wave Heights: Ranging from 2 to 4 meters along the western coast of Baja California; 1 to 3 meters in Baja California Sur, Nayarit, and Jalisco.

  • Potential for Waterspouts: Off the coasts of Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo.

Temperature Forecast:

  • Minimum Temperatures: Between -10 to -5 °C in mountain areas of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, and Durango, with frost risk.

  • Minimum Temperatures: Ranging from -5 to 0 °C in mountainous zones of Zacatecas and Estado de México.

  • Minimum Temperatures: From 0 to 5 °C in mountainous areas of Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Veracruz, and Oaxaca.

  • Maximum Temperatures: Between 35 to 40 °C in Michoacán, Guerrero, and Oaxaca.

  • Maximum Temperatures: From 30 to 35 °C in Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Morelos, Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche, and Yucatán.

The SMN is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Sara, currently located 95 kilometers southeast of Belize City, moving northwest at 7 km/h, with sustained winds up to 65 km/h and gusts reaching 85 km/h. This storm is expected to cause intense rainfall in Chiapas, Campeche, and Quintana Roo, and very strong storms in Yucatán and Tabasco. Additionally, a low-pressure area southwest of Jalisco is under watch for potential cyclonic development.