Mexico is heating super fast

[idontknowhatnametuse]

We had an unusually rainy spring in Monterrey, But it looks like we're gonna have an extremely hot summer. These aren't our normal temperatures. Today was a very hot day in most of mexico, not just my city. Even the Yucatan Peninsula got these temperatures.

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, idontknowhatnametuse said:

We had an unusually rainy spring in Monterrey, But it looks like we're gonna have an extremely hot summer. These aren't our normal temperatures. Today was a very hot day in most of mexico, not just my city. Even the Yucatan Peninsula got these temperatures.

Yep.. been seeing this too ( over that part of Mexico.. )  Part of the reason for the heat -on your side of Mex. is the High Pressure area that usually starts moving Northwest towards AZ / N.M. is currently stuck south of where it should be atm.

E 'rn Mexico usually gets hot in mid/ late spring, but you start to see some rains -by now ..as that high pressure area migrates west toward us..  We're oddly cool ( By Arizona standards )  right now, instead of beginning the start of "roasting season"..( Daily Temps above 40C )

Here are two maps that show why it is hotter there -than maybe it should be- atm..





High pressure area < Red area >  ( 591 and 594 / 594+dam heights on the map = HOT beneath that " Heat Dome " ) is centered over Mexico, while lower pressure is laid out over the U.S. ( Blue areas = cooler temps. ) Those low pressure areas keep the High locked over Mexico.. -For now at least.. 

It could finally start moving west / northwest toward the end of the month.. ( Tonight's Tropical Tidbits 00Z GFS Model Run ) which means less intense heat for Eastern Mexico,  hotter weather here / in Western Mexico..



*** That said, don't completely trust the weather models, any of them.. Pattern has been weird all spring, and may continue ***   For now, stay hydrated ..keep the plants hydrated..





 

[Silas_Sancona]

11 minutes ago, Silas_Sancona said:

Yep.. been seeing this too ( over that part of Mexico.. )  Part of the reason for the heat -on your side of Mex. is the High Pressure area that usually starts moving Northwest towards AZ / N.M. is currently stuck south of where it should be atm.

E 'rn Mexico usually gets hot in mid/ late spring, but you start to see some rains -by now ..as that high pressure area migrates west toward us..  We're oddly cool ( By Arizona standards )  right now, instead of beginning the start of "roasting season"..( Daily Temps above 40C )

Here are two maps that show why it is hotter there -than maybe it should be- atm..





High pressure area < Red area >  ( 591 and 594 / 594+dam heights on the map = HOT beneath that " Heat Dome " ) is centered over Mexico, while lower pressure is laid out over the U.S. ( Blue areas = cooler temps. ) Those low pressure areas keep the High locked over Mexico.. -For now at least.. 

It could finally start moving west / northwest toward the end of the month.. ( Tonight's Tropical Tidbits 00Z GFS Model Run ) which means less intense heat for Eastern Mexico,  hotter weather here / in Western Mexico..



*** That said, don't completely trust the weather models, any of them.. Pattern has been weird all spring, and may continue ***   For now, stay hydrated ..keep the plants hydrated..





 

I should add.. In Southern Texas ...and Eastern / Southern Mexico i believe, such heat waves / heat dome episodes there  are sometimes referred to as " La Canicula " / " Canicula " which apparently translates to " Dog Days " ( ..of Summer ),  or " Mid Summer Heat "..

[Can't think of username]

11 hours ago, idontknowhatnametuse said:

We had an unusually rainy spring in Monterrey, But it looks like we're gonna have an extremely hot summer. These aren't our normal temperatures. Today was a very hot day in most of mexico, not just my city. Even the Yucatan Peninsula got these temperatures.

Toasty!

My favorite place in Mexico to monitor is Alamos, it is a very unusual climate for a tropical savanna/hot steppe borderline (look at the diurnal range and record highs/lows) and gets very hot for its coastal location. They are actually getting hotter than you are in Monterrey, every day this week except June 16-18 will be 41-42C.🥵

[Silas_Sancona]

6 minutes ago, Can&#x27;t think of username said:

Toasty!

My favorite place in Mexico to monitor is Alamos, it is a very unusual climate for a tropical savanna/hot steppe borderline (look at the diurnal range and record highs/lows) and gets very hot for its coastal location. They are actually getting hotter than you are in Monterrey, every day this week except June 16-18 will be 41-42C.🥵

Depends on which Wx station you're referring to..

If referencing the station in Obregon -at their Airport,  that area of the coastal plain gets quite hot..   Very similar temperatures to what we'd be seeing right now here in/ around Phoenix.





The Wx station(s) in Alamos proper,  ...Centro, and another located at a Nature reserve nearby,  are typically cooler  than areas on the coastal plain.  .still hot, ..but cooler  than the coastal plain..  Since Alamos sits in the lower Foothills/ is much less built up / populated. 

** of note, both stations in Alamos aren't always online, so information from them can have gaps at times ***



Regardless, this kind of heat in both areas is pretty typical for the run up to the Monsoon.. Once that sets in, temps dial back quite a bit.  Still hot ..and humid ( note the dew point readings beyond the 15th ) .. Coastal plain areas esp.  since they see less rainfall / cloud cover than Alamos as Monsoon season starts. 

Looking at both forecasts, Pre- monsoon  " heat season " may be extended as the arrival of Monsoonal moisture may be delayed this year..

[Meangreen94z]

Laredo, Texas is seeing that heat.Atleast 110°F for the next week. 115°F(46.1°C)on Wednesday 

[Meangreen94z]

114°F in Laredo yesterday. 117°F in Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park.