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Cold Front 15 Brings Snow Risk to Northwest Mexico as Argentina Warns of Severe Patagonian Winds

Officials issue targeted alerts for hazardous winds, rain and cold tied to fast‑moving systems across the region.

Overview

  • Mexico’s SMN reports Front 15 over the northwest with heavy rain in Baja California and Sonora, sleet or snow possible in their sierras, and gusts of 60–80 km/h across the Gulf of California, Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua.
  • Low‑pressure channels funnel moisture that will produce strong, localized rains in Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas, with additional showers from the west and center to the Yucatán Peninsula and a continued risk of flooding and landslides.
  • Forecasts call for very cold mornings across the Mesa del Norte and Mesa Central, with minimums down to −10 to −5 °C in highland areas of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango, and a chilly start in the Valley of Mexico.
  • Argentina’s SMN maintains a high‑level wind warning today with an orange alert for southern Santa Cruz (gusts potentially over 110 km/h) and yellow alerts for the rest of Santa Cruz, southern Chubut, western La Pampa, southern Mendoza and the eastern Buenos Aires province, plus a rain alert in Tierra del Fuego.
  • AEMET‑based local forecasts in Galicia describe mostly cloudy, foggy and damp conditions with light rain chances on Nov. 17 in municipalities such as A Estrada, Meis, Mondariz and Mos.