The National Meteorological Service has warned about the arrival of an anticyclonic circulation that will cause high temperatures in at least 18 states of Mexico. This circulation will initially settle over the Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Guerrero and Michoacán, and then move towards the eastern region of the country, leading to a gradual increase in temperatures and reducing the probability of rain in most of the national territory, with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius.
The presence of cold front 28 in the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico will not prevent high temperatures from persisting in the north, center, and east of Mexico. The states affected by this situation include Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla (southwest), Oaxaca, and Chiapas, where maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 °C are expected. Baja California Sur, Chihuahua (southwest), Durango (west), Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, State of Mexico (southwest), Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo will also be affected, with maximum temperatures of 30 to 35 °C.
An anticyclonic circulation is a system of high atmospheric pressure in which air descends and disperses in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, generating stable atmospheric conditions, clear skies, and high temperatures. In Mexico, this phenomenon usually significantly raises temperatures and reduces the likelihood of rain, which can lead to periods of drought or extreme heat in various areas of the country.
As for cold front 28, temperatures are expected to decrease in the mountainous areas of Chihuahua and Durango, as well as in regions of Sonora, Zacatecas, State of Mexico, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Veracruz, and Oaxaca. This front will move towards the Caribbean Sea in the coming days, ceasing to affect Mexico, while rain and showers are forecasted in some regions due to the influx of moisture from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, along with the arrival of a new front in the northern border, generating strong gusts of wind and isolated showers in that region.
