The next few weeks are likely to prove the wisdom of the familiar Mexican proverb: Febrero loco y marzo otro poco. Weathermen at Mexico’s national meteorological service are forecasting sporadic rains and shifting climatic conditions for the remainder of February and into next month.
It is not uncommon for February weather in our part of the planet to be marked by intermittent drizzle, cloudbursts and overcast skies, frequent low range temperatures mixed with abrupt jumps on the thermometer that may occur from one day to the next or within a 24-hour period, and powerful winds that seem to suddenly come out of nowhere.
However, in the overall forecast for the first three months of 2015 forecast, the El Niño phenomena rising from the Pacific Ocean is expected to provoke episodes of rain that will exceed the historical trimestral average.
Over the first week of this month temperatures in Guadalajara have registered below the norm, with occasional showers. And while predictions for next week anticipate sunnier skies bringing on a spike in daytime temperatures, it would be advisable to keep sweaters, jackets and umbrellas handy over the coming days.