Overview
- SMN and Conagua report Front 18 stalled over the north and northeast, interacting with a trough and an atmospheric river to produce widespread showers and strong rainfall through the weekend.
- High terrain in Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango, Chihuahua and Coahuila faces snow or a wintry mix, with minimums in exposed sierras forecast as low as -16°C and pre-dawn frost.
- Hazardous gusts are expected, including 60–80 km/h on the Tamaulipas coast and 40–60 km/h along parts of Sinaloa, while Baja California’s mountains face up to 50–60 km/h with serranías near -5 to 0°C and heladas.
- State alerts include Sonora’s warning of a sharp temperature drop, gusts up to 60 km/h and risk of aguanieve near the Chihuahua border, with officials advising warm clothing and avoiding indoor charcoal or braziers.
- Local forecasts show sharp contrasts, with milder, mostly dry conditions in cities like Hermosillo and Tijuana and cooler, occasionally showery weather in Monterrey and Guadalajara.