According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the bitter cold weather that has plagued Mexico City and much of the nation´s north will continue unabated this week.The SMN said a stream of low pressure that extends from the northeast of the Gulf of Mexico to the middle of the Pacific Ocean is the cause of the low temperatures. The agency also warned that the threat of rain across this area was also a contributing factor to the freezing climate.
In the next 24 hours, the SMN forecast heavy rainfall in the coastal states of Guerrero and Michoacan and added some central states could be affected by precipitation as well.
Heavy cloud cover in the nation´s central regions was creating icy conditions in mountainous areas 3,500 meters above sea-level, the agency said.
The SMN forecast light rain over the week accompanied in the capital with low to freezing temperatures. Cross winds from east to northeast will travel at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour (kph).
Civil defense authorities for the State of Mexico issued a weather alert on Monday for state capital Toluca as temperatures plummeted below 0 degrees in some areas.
UNUSUALLY EARLY
State Civil Defense Director Roberto Vázquez Vázquez said it was unusual to experience such cold weather at this time of year. He said temperatures do not generally drop this low until mid-December, which is the coldest time of the year for the region.
The official added that the abnormally cold weather being endured in the State of Mexico and the capital was attributed to a combination of a cold front with the last remnants of Tropical Sergio.
