Monterrey was looking at the coldest spell in over 30 years.
NOW
High temperatures and extreme heat is expected today with temperatures reaching a blasting 37°C - 40°C!
Within a lapse of 3 weeks temperatures changed over 45°C!
NEAR FUTURE FORECAST
Expect a moderate cold front by Monday bringing temps back to near normal. This week temps should be around 10-15°C lows with highs around the mid to upper 20°C.
14 days ago, temperatures were below zero day long!
Now, look at the temperatures:
Over 60°F of difference!!!!
LOCAL/REGIONAL FORECAST
Expect great conditions with clear skies and temperatures reaching at least the 80°F mark for the rest of the week. A weak cold front might arrive by mid-next week however temperatures will not reach below normal levels and it seems that dryness will prevail for at least the next 7 days.
For the region expect similar conditions with more moisture available for Tampico and Southern Tamaulipas that will create partially cloudy conditions and a small chance for scattered showers.
More on the next days.
Cheers.
Stay tuned! As the severe weather season gets closer, less than a month from now!!! La Niña conditions will create a favorable pattern for enhanced periods of severe weather during the next months.
This period of cold weather, really messed up with the locals as temps plunged to -6°C last Friday and windchills at some places were as low as -20°C!!
History of the Worst cold wave in 30 yrs
Kids playing with a frozen tree at Alameda Mariano Escobedo Park
This arctic coldfront began its effects on the region Tuesday when temps began steadily falling by midday once 22°C where reached. By midnight, after really strong gusty winds that created localized blackouts, temps were at 4°C, then Wednesday the temp reached a maximum of 4°C before it suddenly plunged below zero. Thursday was overall the coldest day in years, low temps hovered around -4 to -5°C while the daily max was below freezing!!!!! That day, some flurries were reported downtown and in other higher suburbs while heavier snow fell at Chipinque Park located around 4000 ft asl resulting in a covering. Temps at the park fell as low as -10°C. By Friday, low temps reached in some spots lowest EVER temp in February at -6°C !!!! We had a period of over 36 hrs below freezing, a really unusual condition for the city, and more if it happened at February.
INTERESTING FACTS
Irrigation systems at a downtown park known as Alameda Mariano Escobedo Park were left on in order to avoid ice build up at the pipe lines, resulting in a wonderful scenery in which trees were frozen and this trees lasted in those conditions for more than 36 hrs!
Fountain at famous Fundidora Park surprised locals as it became completely frozen.
Chipinque once again witnessed wintry weather with some periods of heavy flurries causing coverings on the park.
By Friday I went up to Chipinque Park and took some pictures:
Check out the snowflakes
Some hoar frost:
A look to the park:
Snow accumulating on the ground:
A look from the park towards the city:
Check out this map by Accuweather.com showing temps:
MINIMUM TEMP: -5.9°C REALLY CLOSE FROM ALL TIME RECORD OF -6.0°C FOR FEBRUARY!!! SNOW FELL AT CHIPINQUE PARK AND HIGHER SUBURBS OF THE CITY. CHECK JESSE FERRELL'S BLOG!!
TAMPICO RECORDED 3°C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S REALLY REALLY RARE, I THINK IT'S MORE THAN 50 YRS SINCE SOMETHING SIMILAR THERE HAPPENED. SALTILLO -13°C!!!!!!!!!!! CHIHUAHUA -17°C!!!!!!!! RECORD LOW TEMPS (MORE THAN 50 YRS OF RECORD)
STRONGEST COLD FRONT IN MORE THAN 22 YEARS. SNOW EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY
WITH SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR EARLY TOMORROW, TOMORROW
NIGHT, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY UNTIL NOON.
Coldest week in years for the region, Monterrey is expected to reach the following temps:
However, temps have been adjusted and now Thursday is expected below freezing the entire day with snow and sleet likely day long.
Lowest temps:
Metro area = -4°C to -6°C for Thursday and Friday.
Rural area = -6°C to -8°C for Thursday and Friday.
Higher terrains/mountains = -8°C to -14°C for Thursday and Friday.
Regional temps:
Tamaulipas = -2°C to -4°C mainly for the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Coahuila = -6°C to -14°C extreme cold and severe hard freezes for the entire state.
Texas = -4°C to -24°C astonishing cold for Amarillo and Northern Texas while Deep South Texas will be really cold but in a smaller magintude compared to the northern areas.
