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Get your raincoat ready: Stormy weather forecast for Mexico City

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexico City’s civil protection authority forecasts warm to hot weather and mostly cloudy skies on Monday, Aug. 31.
  • Heavy localized rain, thunderstorms and possible hail are expected, especially between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
  • Temperatures are forecast to reach 25°C, with a low of 14°C, while easterly winds may gust to 40 kph.

Mexico City residents should keep a raincoat close on Monday. The city’s Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection forecasts warm to hot conditions under mostly cloudy skies.

The main risk comes later in the day. Heavy localized rain and showers with electrical activity are expected, and hail cannot be ruled out. The most severe weather is forecast across much of the city between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Temperatures should reach 25°C in the afternoon and fall to 14°C at their lowest. Easterly winds will range from 10 to 25 kph, with gusts reaching 40 kph.

Warm to hot conditions, mostly cloudy skies, heavy localized rain and showers accompanied by electrical activity are expected. Hail cannot be ruled out.

— Mexico City Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil ProtectionThe city authority’s forecast for Monday’s weather conditions.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.