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Cold Fronts Chill Northern Mexico as Heat and Storm Alerts Intensify in Argentina

Authorities issue targeted alerts, urging precautions for health risks plus possible service disruptions.

Overview

  • Mexico’s National Weather Service forecasts Cold Front No. 26 entering the north and northeast on Sunday with strong wind gusts and a sharp temperature drop, while a second front reaches the northwest and brings wind and showers to Baja California.
  • Mexico City’s risk agency activated a Yellow Alert for early January 4 in six boroughs with lows of 4–6°C and public guidance for vulnerable groups.
  • Nuevo León is projected to see minimums of -5 to 0°C with frost risk and winds gusting 30–50 km/h, according to the federal forecast.
  • Argentina’s San Juan remains under an orange heat alert with highs near 34–35°C, signaling moderate to high health risk and recommended precautions.
  • Salta and Jujuy hold yellow storm alerts warning of isolated to locally strong thunderstorms with hail, intense lightning, gusts up to about 70 km/h and 20–55 mm of rain, and Salta reported power interruptions linked to recent heat-driven demand and wind damage.