Mexico Braces for Fourth Winter Storm: States Most Affected and Precautions to Take

There are just a few days left until the fourth winter storm of the cold season begins in Mexico, and meteorological authorities have already offered more information about the states that will be most affected by the forecasts of low temperatures, as well as snowfall and sleet.

While cold fronts 22 and 24 circulate in Mexico and low temperature forecasts reach -15 degrees in states such as Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango, the Meteorological Service of the National Water Commission (Conagua) said that Cold Front 25 will bring The fourth winter storm is upon us and there are just a few days left until its arrival.

For this season of cold fronts, which began in August of last year and will end next May, 9 to 11 tropical storms are expected, most of these between January and March, since they are the months in which temperatures drop the most. .

When will the fourth winter storm be?

Germán Martínez, director of the National Water Commission, said that the fourth winter storm, accompanied by Cold Front 25, will begin on Sunday, January 7 and may last until Tuesday, January 9.

The reason for the formation of the fourth winter storm is that Cold Front 25 will combine with a cold core low pressure, which will lead to a considerable drop in temperatures, as well as strong gusts of wind and snowfall or sleet. in certain states, mainly in the north.

Fourth winter storm: Which states will it affect?

Conagua indicates that there are seven states that the fourth winter storm will affect starting on Sunday, January 7, and they will be:

• Baja California.
• Sonora.
• Chihuahua.
• Coahuila.
• Sinaloa.
• Durango.
• Zacatecas.

These states will be the most affected by the fourth winter storm, since in addition to the forecast of temperatures between -15 and 0 degrees at night and at dawn, they expect heavy occasional rains of up to 50 millimeters, which will influence the drop in temperatures. and the feeling of cold, as well as possible snowfall in high areas.

Given the risk posed by the fourth winter storm, Conagua asked the general population to take precautions, since while the phenomenon occurs, millions of children and young people will return to schools after the December holidays.

The cold forecast for this Sunday, January 7, the date on which the fourth winter storm arrives, and Monday, January 8, the date of return to school, is:

• Minimum temperatures of -15 to -10 degrees with frost: Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango.
• Minimum temperatures of -10 to -5 degrees with frost: Baja California, Zacatecas and Coahuila.
• Minimum temperatures from -5 to 0 degrees: Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Nuevo León, State of Mexico, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Puebla and Veracruz.
• Minimum temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees: Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Michoacan, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Mexico City, Morelos and Oaxaca.

2024-01-05 04:27:07
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