SMN weather warning heavy rain hail and frost in Mexico, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico): The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) forecast heavy to very heavy rain in various regions of Mexico for Friday, November 6, along with lightning, wind gusts and possible hail. The most intense rainfall is expected in Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz.
Weather conditions will also bring sharp temperature contrasts. While some southern states will reach highs of 35 to 40 degrees Celsius, minimum temperatures of as low as -5 degrees Celsius are expected in the mountain areas of Chihuahua and Durango during the early hours of Saturday.
The agency warned that the rains could cause flooding, landslides and rising levels in rivers and streams. The SMN said the rain may be accompanied by lightning, hail and wind gusts, with a risk of ponding, flooding in low-lying areas and landslides.
A frontal system, reinforced by a cold air mass over northeastern Mexico, will interact with a low-pressure trough in eastern Mexico. These conditions are expected to produce rainfall of 50 to 75 millimeters in parts of northeastern Sonora, northern Chihuahua, eastern Nuevo León, northern, central and southern Tamaulipas, eastern San Luis Potosí, northern and northeastern Hidalgo, northern Puebla and northern Veracruz.
Precipitation of 25 to 50 millimeters is also forecast for Coahuila, Querétaro, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas. Showers are expected at intervals in Baja California Sur, Michoacán, Guanajuato, the State of Mexico, Mexico City, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo.
In the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec, gusts of up to 60 kilometers per hour are forecast, while some northern and central regions may see gusts of 30 to 50 kilometers per hour.
During the afternoon, highs of 35 to 40 degrees Celsius are forecast in central and coastal Michoacán, western and southwestern Guerrero, southeastern Oaxaca and western Chiapas. Other regions, including parts of Sonora, Sinaloa, San Luis Potosí, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Morelos, Puebla, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Tabasco, are expected to see values of 30 to 35 degrees Celsius.
By early Saturday, November 7, minimum temperatures of -5 to 0 degrees Celsius, with possible frost, are forecast in the mountain areas of Chihuahua and Durango. Values of 0 to 5 degrees Celsius are also expected in mountainous areas of Baja California, Sonora, Zacatecas, the State of Mexico, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Veracruz and Oaxaca.
The SMN recommended taking precautions against the temperature changes and the possible effects of heavy rain and strong winds.
