For today, the No. 24 frontal system will be extended with stationary characteristics from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula, causing very heavy spot rains in the southeast of the country and the Yucatan Peninsula.
The cold air mass that covers the interior of the country, will keep the atmosphere cold to very cold mainly in the states of Mesa del Norte and The Central Table, including the Valley of Mexico, with frosts at dawn in mountainous areas of those regions, in addition to “North” event on the coasts of Veracruz, Tabasco, Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec.
Precipitation forecast for today January 03, 2021:
Heavy rainfall at very strong points (50 to 75 mm): Veracruz (south), Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatan.
Chubasque intervals with heavy spot rainfall (25 to 50 mm): Oaxaca (northeast) and Quintana Roo.
Chubasque intervals (5.1 to 25 mm): Puebla.
Insulated rains (0.1 to 5.0 mm): Warrior.
Rains could be accompanied by electric shocks and strong wind gusts during storms.
Minimum temperature forecast for today January 03, 2021:
Minimum temperatures of -15 to -10oC with frost: mountainous areas of Chihuahua, Durango and Coahuila.
Minimum temperatures of -10 to -5oC with frost: mountainous areas of Baja California, Sonora, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí (west), Jalisco (north) and Aguascalientes (north).
Minimum temperatures of -5 to 0oC with frost: mountainous areas of Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Puebla, and State of Mexico
Minimum temperatures of 0 to 5oC and possible frosts: mountainous areas of Baja California Sur, Michoacán (north), Mexico City, Veracruz and Oaxaca (northwest).
Maximum temperature forecast for today January 03, 2021:
Maximum temperatures from 35 to 40oC: Jalisco, Michoacán and Guerrero.
Wind and swell forecast for today January 03, 2021:
“North” event with streaks of 70 to 80 km/h: Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec and streaks of 40 to 50 km/h: Costas de Veracruz (central and south), Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatan.
Swell 2 to 4 meters high: Gulf of Tehuantepec.
Swell 1 to 2 meters high: Coasts of Veracruz, Tabasco and Campeche.
Forecast by region:
Valley of Mexico: Clear sky is expected, without rain in the region. Very cold environment in the morning and frosts at dawn with temperatures that can reach -5oC in mountainous areas of the State of Mexico and 0oC in high areas of Mexico City. South component wind from 15 to 30 km/h. In Mexico City, a maximum temperature of 22 to 24oC and a minimum of 4 to 6oC are forecast. For the capital of the State of Mexico, maximum temperature from 18 to 20oC and minimum from 0 to 2oC.
Baja California Peninsula: Cloudy scattered and rain-free in the region. Very cold environment with frosts in high areas. Northwest wind from 15 to 30 km/h.
North Pacific: Cloudy scattered in the region, no rain. Cold atmosphere during the morning and warm in the afternoon. West and northwest wind from 10 to 25 km/h in the region.
Pacific Center: Scattered clouds. No rain in the region. Cold atmosphere during the morning and warm in the afternoon. West and northwest wind from 10 to 25 km/h in the region.
South Pacific: Medium cloudy to cloudy sky, with very heavy spot rains in Chiapas, heavy in Oaxaca and isolated rains in Guerrero. Cold atmosphere in the morning. “North” event with streaks of 70 to 80 km/h in the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec and swell of 2 to 4 meters of significant height on the shores of that gulf.
Gulf of Mexico: Cloudy sky in the region, with very heavy spot rains in Veracruz and Tabasco. Cold atmosphere with frost and fog banks in the morning in mountainous areas of the region. “North” event with streaks of 40 to 50 km/h and swell of 1 to 2 meters high on the coasts of Veracruz and Tabasco.
Yucatan Peninsula: Cloudy sky with very heavy spot rains in Campeche and Yucatan and heavy spot rains in Quintana Roo. Warm atmosphere and “North” event with streaks of 40 to 50 km/h on the coasts of Campeche and Yucatan and waves 1 to 2 meters high on the coasts of Campeche.
Mesa del Norte: Cloudy scattered, no rain in the region. Very cold atmosphere with fog banks during the morning in high areas of the region. Variable steering wind from 15 km/h to 30 km/h in the region.
Central Table: Medium cloudy to cloudy sky with chubasque intervals in Puebla. Cold to very cold environment with morning frosts and fog banks in mountainous areas of the region. Variable steering wind from 15 to 30 km/h.
The maximum rainfall of the last 24 hours (in millimeters) was recorded in:
Pumping plant 1 of La Cangrejera, Ver., 25.0 and Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, Oax., 2.5.
Maximum temperatures (in C) were registered in:
Merida, Yuc; 32.8; Tapachula, Chis.; 32.2; Colima, Col.; 31.5; Acapulco, Gro., 31.4; Chetumal, Q. Roo, 31.3; Campeche, Camp., 28.4; Villa Hermosa, Tab., 28.3 and at the Airport, Cd. de Méx., 24.0.
The minimum temperatures (in C) were recorded at:
Huitzilac, Mor., -4.5; Villa de Allende, Mex., -4.0; Four Hundreds, Coah., 0.5; Lion, Gto., 1.1; Guadalajara, Jal., 3.2; Puebla, Pue., 1.6 Tlaxcala, Tlax., 2.3; Pachuca, Hgo., 2.6 and at the Airport, Cd. de Méx., 10.0.
