Overview
- Mexico’s cold front 15 sits over the northwest, bringing heavy rain to Baja California and Sonora with conditions favoring snow or sleet in the surrounding sierras.
- SMN projects very strong gusts across the north, including 60–80 km/h in Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua, with 40–60 km/h in Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.
- Temperatures will plunge in high terrain, with forecasts down to −10 to −5 °C and dawn frost risks across parts of the Mesa del Norte and Mesa Central.
- Showers and locally strong storms are expected from Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas to the Yucatán Peninsula, with agencies warning of flooding, landslides, reduced visibility and damage from falling trees or signage.
- Argentina’s SMN maintains an orange wind alert for southern Santa Cruz with possible gusts above 110 km/h, yellow wind alerts for surrounding provinces and a yellow rain alert for Tierra del Fuego.