Overview
- Mexico’s SMN reports Cold Front 15 actively degrading weather in the northwest and north with snow or sleet in the sierras of Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua, extending overnight into northern Sinaloa and Durango.
- Forecasts in Mexico call for frequent gusts of 60–80 km/h, subzero minimums in high terrain down to about −10 to −5 °C, dawn freezes across the Mesa del Norte and Mesa Central, and localized risks from flooding, landslides and falling trees.
- A second system, Cold Front 16, is expected to reach northwest Mexico later this week, reinforcing the cold, strong winds and chances of snowfall in Baja California and Sonora, according to official outlooks.
- Spain’s AEMET has a special notice for an Arctic air mass with the main impact late Thursday into Friday, dropping the snow level to roughly 300–400 meters, with accumulations over 20 cm in the Cantabrian range and DGT advisories for road disruption.
- Regional updates note very cold days in Spain with widespread highs below 10 °C, early freezes in areas such as Madrid and Andalusia, and strong winds with possible blizzards in mountain zones; Argentina’s SMN issues localized wind and rain alerts for La Pampa, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego.