Overview
- Mexico’s weather service forecasts torrential rainfall in parts of Veracruz and Oaxaca with intense precipitation in Puebla, Chiapas and Tabasco, raising risks of floods, river rises and landslides.
- An intense Norte is producing gusts of 90–110 km/h and waves up to 4–5 meters along Gulf and Tehuantepec coasts, prompting warnings for maritime and coastal activity.
- An Arctic air mass is driving subzero lows and dawn freezes through midweek, including -15 to -10 °C in sierras of Chihuahua and Durango with possible snow or sleet on Pico de Orizaba and Cofre de Perote.
- The national civil protection agency activated command posts in Puebla, Veracruz and Hidalgo as authorities urge layered clothing, safe heater ventilation, avoiding river crossings and steering clear of unstable slopes.
- Schools suspended in Puebla on Monday across 14,789 campuses with targeted extensions Tuesday in Sierra Norte and Nororiental, while Hidalgo halted classes Monday in 34 municipalities; the front is projected to enter the Caribbean by late Tuesday with its direct effects gradually easing.