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Hurricane Simon and cold front to bring heavy rain across Mexico
Several weather systems are expected to bring heavy rain to parts of Mexico from Monday, October 12, through Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
They include Hurricane Simon, cold front number 2 and tropical wave 43.
Simon is forecast to bring the heaviest rain to Sinaloa and Nayarit on Monday, then move toward southern Sinaloa and possibly weaken to a tropical storm on Tuesday.
Chihuahua and Durango are also forecast to receive very heavy rain, while rain is expected across central, southern and southeastern Mexico.
Mexico City and the State of Mexico are forecast to have heavy rain on all three days, with 25 to 50 millimeters of rainfall.
The rain could come with lightning, strong wind gusts and hail, while Simon is also expected to bring strong winds and high waves to the coasts of Sinaloa and Nayarit.
The forecast through Wednesday calls for Simon’s remnants and other weather systems to keep bringing rain, with the heaviest totals shifting to northern states.
Hurricane Simon and several other weather systems are expected to bring heavy rain to many parts of Mexico this week.
The National Meteorological Service warned that rain would affect northern, western, central, southern and southeastern areas.
Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Chihuahua and Durango are among the states forecast to receive significant rainfall.
The forecasts also warn of thunderstorms, strong winds, high waves, flooding and landslides.
Simon was reported near the coast of Jalisco and was forecast to weaken as it moved toward Sinaloa.
- Who
- Mexico’s National Meteorological Service and the National Water Commission issued the forecasts.
- What
- Hurricane Simon and other weather systems are expected to bring heavy rain and related hazards across Mexico.
- When
- The forecasts cover October 11 to 15, 2026, with particular detail for October 12 to 14.
- Where
- Multiple regions of Mexico, including Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Chihuahua and Durango.
- Why
- The rain is attributed to Hurricane Simon, cold front 2, tropical wave 43 and other weather systems.
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Torrential rain was forecast for parts of Jalisco, with intense rain expected in Colima and other states.
Simon was forecast to bring intense rain to southern Sinaloa and coastal and western Nayarit.
Simon was expected to weaken to a tropical storm, with intense rain forecast in central Sinaloa.
Simon’s remnants and other systems were forecast to bring rain, especially to Chihuahua, Durango and Zacatecas.
Very heavy rain was forecast in northern Coahuila.
- Hurricane location
- About 50 kilometers off Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco
- Simon’s forecast status
- Category 3; expected to weaken as it approached southern Sinaloa
- Rainfall forecast
- 150 to 250 millimeters in Colima on October 11
- Rainfall forecast
- 75 to 150 millimeters in central Sinaloa on October 13
- Mexico City and State of Mexico
- 25 to 50 millimeters of rain forecast October 12–14
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