Tuesday, December 16, 2025

First winter storm of the season could bring snow to northern border states

The National Meteorological Service (SMN) forecasts the first winter storm of the season with possible snowfall and temperatures ranging between -5 and -10 C.

According to the National Water Commission (Conagua) cold front No. 11 could move rapidly over the northwest, north, and northeast of the country on Thursday, causing very strong gusts of wind and a drop in temperatures.

Conagua also forecasts rains and isolated showers Thursday night with possible snowfall or sleet in the mountains of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Sonora.

Gusts of 60 to 80 km/h with dust storms could be expected in Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila and Sonora, as well as gusts of 50 to 70 km/h in Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas.

In contrast, the SMN forecasts maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 C in Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo and Yucatán.

With reports from Latinus and López-Dóriga Digital

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
Sheinbaum mañanera Dec. 16, 2025

Sheinbaum weighs in on Trump’s designation of fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped

5
Sheinbaum told reporters that her government's "vision about how to address drug use is different" from that of the Trump administration, which on Monday declared the drug fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction (WMD).
cubrebocas

Health officials report the first case of ‘superflu’ in Mexico

0
The variant is highly contagious but Mexican health officials say they have the resources to keep it under control and that patients respond well to the usual flu treatments.
tijuana river

Mexico, US sign accord to solve toxic sewage crisis in Tijuana and San Diego

1
The agreement marks the second recent positive development toward resolving the long-simmering sewage and water disputes between the neighboring countries.
BETA Version - Powered by Perplexity