On Teacher’s Day, rain and showers are forecast in the following 18 states

MEXICO CITY (apro).- This Wednesday, May 15, at least 18 entities in the Republic will have everything from showers to heavy rains accompanied by electric shocks and possible hail, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) predicted.

Teacher’s Day will not be without heat: 18 entities will also exceed 40 degrees in temperature, six of them with more than 45 degrees, according to the National Water Commission (Conagua).

During Tuesday night and early Wednesday, a frontal system will extend over northeastern Mexico, interacting with low pressure channels located over the north and northeast of the country, and with the subtropical jet stream, causing wind gusts of 50 at 70 kilometers per hour with dust devils in Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.

It will also cause gusts of wind of 40 to 60 km/h with possible dust devils in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora and Sinaloa, as well as very heavy occasional rains in Tamaulipas, heavy occasional rains in Nuevo León and intervals of showers in Coahuila and San Luis Potosi.

All rains will be accompanied by electric shocks and possible hail.

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Low pressure channels over the center, east and southeast of the Mexican territory, as well as in the Yucatan Peninsula, in combination with instability at high levels of the atmosphere and with the entry of humidity from the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, They will cause very heavy occasional rains in Chiapas, heavy occasional rains in Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatán, rains and showers in Querétaro, State of Mexico, Mexico City and Quintana Roo, and isolated rains in Guanajuato. and Guerrero, all with electric shocks and possible hailstorms.

In addition, wind from the south is expected with gusts of 50 to 70 km/h in Oaxaca (Isthmus of Tehuantepec), with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Likewise, there will be gusts of 40 to 60 km/h with possible dust devils in states in the west, center and southeast of the country, including the Valley of Mexico.

hot environment

For Wednesday, the advection of warm air from the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea will keep the atmosphere hot to very hot over entities on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, northeast, east, center, south and southeast of the country, in addition to the Peninsula of Yucatán, and can exceed 45 °C in Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatán.

In turn, a frontal system over the northeast of the national territory will interact with a dry line that will be established over the north and northeast of Mexico, and with the subtropical jet stream, causing strong to very strong gusts of wind over these regions, as well as such as occasional heavy showers and rains in Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, as well as the probability of the formation of whirlwinds in Coahuila.

On the other hand, a low pressure channel over the east, center and southeast of the Mexican Republic, in combination with instability at high levels of the atmosphere, combined with the entry of humidity from the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, will cause showers and rains. strong punctual rains in these regions, with very heavy punctual rains predicted in Chiapas, all rains will be accompanied by electric shocks and possible hail.

Strong gusts of wind of 40 to 60 km/h will occur in the Yucatan Peninsula, accompanied by possible dust devils in the northwest, west, south, center and east of the Mexican territory, with a southern component in Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Oaxaca (Isthmus of Tehuantepec).

Mexico’s valley

At dawn, a temperate environment and skies with scattered cloudiness are forecast. In the afternoon, warm to hot atmosphere, partly cloudy to cloudy sky with the presence of mist, as well as a probability of rain and showers (5 to 25 mm in 24 hours) in Mexico City and the State of Mexico, which could accompanied by electric shocks and hail.

South component wind of 10 to 25 km/h with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h, mainly in stormy areas, highlighted the Conagua agency.

The minimum temperature forecast for Mexico City will be 15 to 17 °C and the maximum 30 to 32 degrees. For Toluca, the minimum temperature predicted is 8 to 10 °C and the maximum is 26 to 28 °C.

Risks

• Heavy to very heavy rains will be accompanied by gusts of wind, electric shocks and possible hail; In addition, they could cause reduced visibility, landslides, flooding or flooding, as well as an increase in the levels of rivers and streams.
• High temperatures could cause health problems.

Rain forecast for Wednesday, May 15:

• Heavy rains with very strong spots (50 to 75 mm): Chiapas.
• Intervals of showers with heavy occasional rains (25 to 50 mm): Coahuila, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Puebla and Oaxaca.
• Shower intervals (5 to 25 mm): Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, State of Mexico, Mexico City, Morelos, Guerrero, Veracruz and Tabasco.
• Isolated rains (0.1 to 5 mm): San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Campeche and Quintana Roo.

Temperature forecast for Wednesday, May 15:

• Maximum temperatures above 45 °C: Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatán.
• Maximum temperatures of 40 to 45 °C: Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Michoacán, Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla (north and southwest), Hidalgo (north), Querétaro (north), Oaxaca, Chiapas and Quintana Roo.
• Maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 °C: Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Guanajuato and the State of Mexico (southwest).
• Maximum temperatures of 30 to 35 °C: Baja California Sur, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and Mexico City.
• Minimum temperatures of -5 to 0 °C with frost during the early hours of Thursday: mountains of Chihuahua and Durango.
• Minimum temperatures of 0 to 5 °C during the early hours of Thursday: mountains of Baja California, Sonora, Zacatecas and the State of Mexico.

Wind and wave forecast for Wednesday, May 15:

• Wind with gusts of 50 to 70 km/h and dust devils: Baja California, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí; with possible formation of whirlwinds: Coahuila.
• South component wind with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h: Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Oaxaca (Isthmus of Tehuantepec).
• Wind with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h: Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo; with possible dust devils: Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala, State of Mexico, Mexico City and Morelos.