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Cold Front 15 Chills Northern Mexico as Argentina Issues Yellow Wind Alerts

Authorities urge precautions given the risk of mountain snow, hard freezes, disruptive winds.

Overview

  • Mexico’s weather service reports the front crossing the northwest and north today with 60–80 km/h gusts, a sharp temperature drop, and snow or sleet in sierras of Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua, extending overnight into Sinaloa and Durango.
  • Minimums are forecast at -10 to -5 °C in high terrain of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango with frost, while the Valley of Mexico faces a cold morning, isolated light showers and localized low‑temperature alerts in colder boroughs.
  • Persistent moisture from the Pacific, Gulf and Caribbean and active low‑pressure channels will drive showers and locally strong rain from the northwest to the south and Yucatán, with 1.5–2.5 m surf expected along Baja California’s west coast.
  • Argentina’s national meteorological service maintains yellow alerts for La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro, Mendoza, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, citing 50–70 km/h winds with gusts near or above 90 km/h and possible dust‑reduced visibility in Patagonia.
  • Public advisories emphasize securing loose objects, avoiding nonessential travel during low visibility or peak winds, protecting vulnerable populations and livestock, and monitoring updates from SMN/Conagua and civil protection agencies.