Overview
- Mexico’s national weather service confirms Cold Front 14 will enter from the northwest Thursday night, steered by a polar trough, an upper‑level cyclonic circulation and strengthened jet streams.
- Forecasts call for torrential rain in southern Quintana Roo of 150 to 250 mm and very strong rainfall in parts of Campeche, raising the threat of flash flooding and urban inundations.
- Strong northerly winds are expected with gusts of 60 to 80 km/h across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca and Chiapas, with high seas in the Gulf of Tehuantepec and 1.5 to 2.5 m waves and possible waterspouts off Quintana Roo.
- Rapid cooling is anticipated with minimums from about −10°C to 5°C in high and northern zones, and the outlook includes possible snow or sleet in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir and northern Sonora as the system advances.
- Hidalgo authorities reported three landslides and precautionary evacuations after the previous front, with most schools reopened, and federal agencies urge layered clothing, safe heating to prevent CO poisoning and adherence to maritime advisories.