translated from Spanish: Heavy rains expected in western Mexico Heavy rains expected in western Mexico

Michoacán.- For today, the cold front No. 27 and the fifth winter storm is located above the northwest of the country and in the dissipation stage, combined with the abundant ingress of moisture from the Pacific Ocean, will maintain potential for heavy rains to intense points over the states of western and northern Mexico, as well as possible snow and/or sleet in mountainous areas of Chihuahua and Durango. On the other hand, the front No. 26 will be extended with stationary characteristics and in the process of dissipation over the Yucatan Peninsula.
 Precipitation Forecast for Today 1 January 2020:
Very heavy rains on intense punctual points (75 to 150 liters per square meter): Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango (south and west) and Sinaloa (south).
Heavy rains with very strong punctuals (50 to 75 liters per square meter): Zacatecas and Colima.
Intervals of showers with heavy occasional rains (25 to 50 liters per square meter): Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Aguascalientes and Michoacán.
Intervals of showers (5.1 to 25 liters per square meter): Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Guerrero and Chiapas.
Isolated rains (0.1 to 5.0 liters per square meter): Sonora, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan and Quintana Roo.
Possible snow and/or sleet fall: Mountain areas of Chihuahua and Durango.
Rains can be accompanied by electric shocks.
Minimum temperature forecast for today 1 January 2020:
Minimum temperatures from -10 to -5oC and frost: Sierras de Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango.
Minimum temperatures of -5oC to 0oC and frost: Sierras of the states of Coahuila, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala and the State of Mexico.
Wind Forecast for Today 1 January 2020:
Wind with gusts of 80 km/h and possible tolvaneras: Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosí.
Wind with gusts greater than 60 km/h and possible tolvaneras: Areas of Durango, Colima, Nayarit, Jalisco, Querétaro and Guanajuato.
Wind with gusts greater than 50 km/h: Baja California Sur, Michoacán, Mexico City and State of Mexico.
Swell 2 to 3 meters high: West coast of the Baja California Peninsula.
Forecast by region:
Mexico Valley: Clear to partially cloudy sky with warm atmosphere during the day. South component wind from 10 to 25 km/h with gusts of up to 50 km/h. In Mexico City, a maximum temperature of 23 to 25oC and a minimum of 9 to 11oC are forecast. For the State of Mexico maximum temperature from 20 to 22oC and minimum from 0 to 2oC.
Baja California Peninsula: Cloudy sky in the region, with intervals of showers in Baja California Sur. Fresh atmosphere during the day. Variable direction wind from 15 to 30 km/h with gusts of 50 km/h in Baja California Sur and waves of 2 to 3 meters high on the western coast of the Baja California Peninsula.
North Pacific: Cloudy sky with heavy spot rains in Sinaloa (south) and isolated in Sonora. Warm atmosphere during the day. Wind northwest from 15 to 30 km/h with streaks of 45 km/h.
Pacific Center: Cloudy sky in the region with heavy point rains in Nayarit and Jalisco; very strong in Colima and strong in Michoacán. Warm. Wind from the west of 15 to 30 km/h, with gusts greater than 60 km/h in Colima, Nayarit and Jalisco, as well as 50 km/h in Michoacán.
South Pacific: Half cloudy sky during the day, in the afternoon cloud in the afternoon will increase cloudiness and intervals of showers are forecast in Guerrero and Chiapas, as well as isolated rains in Oaxaca. Variable direction wind from 10 to 25 km/h.
Gulf of Mexico: Half cloudy sky in the region, in the afternoon heavy point rains are forecast in Tamaulipas and isolated rains in Veracruz. Warm atmosphere during the day. Wind from the east and southeast from 10 to 25 km/h.
Yucatan Peninsula: Medium cloudy sky in the region, isolated rains are forecast in Yucatan and Quintana Roo. Warm atmosphere and easterly wind from 10 to 25 km/h.
Mesa del Norte: Medium cloudy to cloudy sky with heavy point rains in Durango (south and west), very strong in Zacatecas, strong in Coahuila, Nuevo León and Aguascalientes and interval of showers in Chihuahua and San Luis Potosí. Fresh atmosphere during the day. Wind from the west of 20 to 30 km/h with gusts that can exceed 80 km/h in Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosí and gusts greater than 60 km/h in Durango. As well as possible snow and/or sleet fall in mountainous areas of Chihuahua and Durango.
Central Table: Half cloudy sky most of the day. Temperate environment and variable direction wind from 10 to 25 km/h with streaks of 60 km/h in Querétaro and Guanajuato.
The maximum rainfall of the last 24 hours (in millimeters) was recorded in:
San Juanico, B.C.S., 5.6.
The maximum temperatures (in C) were recorded in:
Tapachula, Chis., 36.4; Acapulco, Gro., 33.9; Salina Cruz, Oax., 33.0; Colima, Col., 31.8; Chetumal, Q. Roo., 31.1; Oaxaca, Oax., 30.2; Merida, Yuc., 29.9; Culiacan, Sin., 28.8 and Tacubaya, CDMX., 25.3.
The minimum temperatures (in C) were recorded in:
Toluca, Mexico, 4.0; Durango, Dgo., 8.9; Monclova, Coah., 9.8 and Airport, CDMX., 13.0.

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