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Cold Front 13 Triggers Remote Schooling as Arctic Air Grips Much of Mexico

Forecasters warn of torrential rain in Veracruz and Oaxaca alongside a powerful Norte threatening coastal zones.

Overview

  • Puebla suspended in-person classes at 14,789 schools, shifting 1,864,393 students to distance learning supported by 99,453 teachers.
  • Hidalgo halted classroom activities across 34 municipalities in Huasteca and Sierra regions due to cold, wind and possible frost.
  • The Universidad Veracruzana moved academic and administrative work online in Poza RicaTuxpan, Veracruz–Boca del Río, CoatzacoalcosMinatitlán and Xalapa.
  • The SMN forecast a strong Norte with 90–110 km/h gusts and 4–5 m seas along Gulf and Tehuantepec coasts, with torrential rain centered in Veracruz and Oaxaca and a high risk of flooding and landslides.
  • Civil protection set up command posts in Puebla, Veracruz and Hidalgo as arctic air drives dawn freezes down to -15 °C in northern sierras, with snow or sleet possible on Pico de Orizaba and Cofre de Perote and cold conditions persisting into midweek.