Mexico cold front No.11 arrives today

For today, the  cold front  No. 11 , will enter over the north and northeast of Mexico, will originate potential from strong to very strong storms, in addition to winds with gusts exceeding 40 km / h over these regions.

An  anticyclone  located in the Gulf of Mexico, will favor stable weather conditions and low rainfall potential over a large part of the national territory; Likewise, a north wind with gusts exceeding 60 km / h is expected in the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec, as well as cold temperatures during the morning and night in the northern and central states of the Mexican Republic. The meteorological systems mentioned above will cause the following rain potential:

Maximum precipitation forecast (accumulated in 24 h) for today November 18, 2018:

Storms strong to punctual very strong (50 to 75 mm) : Tamaulipas.

Intervals of showers with strong point storms (25 to 50 mm):  Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Veracruz.

Rains with intervals of showers (5.1 to 25 mm) in areas of : San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Queretaro, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Quintana Roo.

Isolated rains (0.1 to 5.0) : Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatán.

Prediction of minimum temperatures for today November 18, 2018:

Minimum temperatures below -5 ° C:  Sierras of Baja California, Chihuahua, and Durango.

Minimum temperatures from -5 to 0 ° C:  Sierras de Sonora, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Puebla and Veracruz.

Minimum temperatures from 0 to 5 ° C:  Sierras of Baja California Sur, Tamaulipas, Querétaro, Morelos, State of Mexico and Oaxaca.

Maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 ° C: Zones of Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas.

Wind forecast for today November 18, 2018:

Winds  with gusts exceeding 40 km / h:  In Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Durango, and Tamaulipas.

North component wind  with gusts exceeding 60 km / h:  In the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec.

Forecast by regions:

Valley of Mexico:  Clear sky throughout the day. East wind between 10 and 25 km / h. In Mexico City, a maximum temperature of 23 to 25 ° C and a minimum of 7 to 9 ° C is expected. For the State of Mexico, a maximum temperature of 21 to 23 ° C and minimum of 0 to 2 ° C.

Peninsula of Baja California:  Partly cloudy skies, hot weather during the day and wind of variable direction from 15 to 30 km / h.

North Pacific: Partly cloudy sky. Hot weather during the day and variable direction wind from 15 to 30 km / h.

Pacific Center:  Partly cloudy skies most of the day. Hot and windy west from 15 to 30 km / h.

South Pacific:  Partly cloudy sky during the day, in the afternoon the cloudiness will increase, waiting for intervals of showers in Oaxaca and Chiapas. Fog banks in mountainous areas. Warm environment. Wind of variable direction of 15 to 30 km / h and of North component with gusts superior to 60 km / h in the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec (Oaxaca and Chiapas).

Gulf of Mexico:  Partly cloudy sky during the day, in the afternoon the cloud cover will increase, expecting very strong punctual storms in Tamaulipas, strong in Veracruz, which will be accompanied by electrical activity, as well as isolated rains in Tabasco. Warm environment. Fog banks in mountainous areas of Veracruz. East and southeast wind from 20 to 35 km / h, with gusts exceeding 40 km / h in northern Tamaulipas.

Yucatan Peninsula:  Partly cloudy sky during the day, in the afternoon there are intervals of showers in Quintana Roo and isolated rains in Campeche and Yucatan. Warm atmosphere and northeasterly wind from 15 to 30 km / h.

Mesa del Norte:  Partly cloudy sky during the day, in the afternoon there will be an increase in clouds in northeastern Mexico, where strong point storms are anticipated accompanied by electric activity in Coahuila and Nuevo León, as well as isolated rains in San Luis Potosí. Temperate environment during the day, with wind of variable direction of 15 to 30 km / h and gusts greater than 40 km / h in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosí and Nuevo León.

Central Table:  Partly cloudy sky throughout the day, for the afternoon there are intervals of showers in Queretaro, Hidalgo, and Puebla. Temperate environment throughout the day, in addition to possible morning frosts in high areas. Variable direction wind from 10 to 25 km / h.

The maximum rains of the last 24 hours (in millimeters) were registered in:
No report of significant rainfall.
The maximum temperatures (in ° C) were registered in:
Tapachula, Chis., 35.3; Acapulco, Gro., 34.6; Colima, Col., 34.2; Puerto Angel, Oax., 33.0; Culiacán, Sin., 31.0; Valladolid, Yuc., 29.5 and Tacubaya, CDMX, 23.7.
The minimum temperatures (in ° C) were recorded in:
Temosachi, Chih., -0.5, Toluca, Mex., 2.5; Durango, Dgo., 5.0, Tlaxcala, Tlax., 5.4; Puebla, Pue., 7.0; Zamora, Mich., 7.2 and Airport, CDMX, 8.0.
Source: conagua
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