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Twin Cold Fronts Grip Mexico With Snow Risk as New York and Argentina Issue Weather Alerts

Forecasters trace the hazards to interacting cold fronts plus upper‑level dynamics.

Overview

  • Mexico’s weather service says Fronts 14 and 15 will drive very cold conditions, strong winds and a credible chance of snow or sleet in northern and northwestern sierras from Nov. 17–20.
  • Minimums of −10 to −5 °C are forecast in mountain areas of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango, with gusts of 60–90 km/h that could topple trees and billboards; warmer contrasts persist with 30–40 °C highs in Pacific and Gulf states such as Nayarit.
  • Mexico City’s risk agency warns of a marked drop on Nov. 17, with 1–3 °C expected in high‑elevation boroughs including Álvaro Obregón, Cuajimalpa, Magdalena Contreras, Milpa Alta, Tlalpan and Xochimilco.
  • The National Weather Service projects a Nov. 17 cold front in New York bringing gusts up to 65 km/h (40 mph) and daytime readings near 0–5 °C wind chill, with temperatures moderating midweek.
  • Argentina’s meteorological service issues a red alert for southern Chubut with winds that could gust over 140 km/h, an orange alert for Santa Cruz, and broader yellow advisories for wind, storms and rain in multiple provinces.