The National Water Commission (Conagua) reported on Sunday that the third heatwave will continue for the next five days, causing temperatures to exceed 45 degrees in at least nine states.
The states that could experience the highest temperatures in the country are Sonora, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatán.
Authorities indicated that temperatures above 45 degrees are expected in eight states during Sunday afternoon.
According to a social media post, the affected states will be Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatán.
However, authorities also mentioned that on Sunday and Monday, there will be rain with thunderstorms, gusty winds, and possible hail in the northern, western, central, southern, and southeastern regions of the country, as well as the Yucatán Peninsula.
For Mexico City, Conagua stated that temperatures between 30 and 35 degrees are expected at least until Thursday.
For Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Puebla, and Morelos, temperatures of 40 to 45 degrees are forecasted.
Meanwhile, temperatures of 35 to 40 degrees are expected in Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Estado de México, and Quintana Roo.
The National Coordination of Civil Protection has recommended that people avoid sun exposure between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., drink plenty of water, use sunscreen, and refrain from engaging in intense physical activities under the sun.
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