Overview
- Conagua reports that Cold Front 28 and its polar air mass will keep northern and central Mexico in cold to frigid conditions with morning fog, with lows between −5°C and 0°C in states including Nuevo León and Baja California.
- In Nuevo León, classes continue but parents may keep children home if temperatures fall below 0°C, and state civil protection expects the cold pattern to persist into late February or early March.
- Baja California remains on alert after a Jan. 9 winter storm brought up to 90 km/h winds, 3.5 m seas, and sleet or snow in high terrain, prompting guidance to avoid outdoor exposure, drive cautiously in mountains and dress warmly.
- Argentina’s SMN issues orange alerts for strong to severe storms in Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe and parts of La Rioja, Catamarca and Corrientes, warning of frequent lightning, possible hail, gusts over 90 km/h and 60–90 mm of rain, with broader yellow alerts and Patagonian wind advisories up to 90 km/h in gusts.
- For Corrientes on Jan. 16, SMN details an orange alert window from 09:00 to 14:59 with storms, gusts up to about 70 km/h and 20–50 mm of rain, following an earlier period that could exceed 90 km/h and 60–90 mm in some areas, while AEMET-based forecasts show widespread cloud, near-certain rain and high storm chances across Galician towns.