While almost the entire country sees high temperatures and the population experiences intense heat, there is one place in Mexico where fog and cool air have prevailed throughout the spring: the west coast of the state of Baja California.
We owe this to a strong Pacific anticyclone that combines with the cool waters of the California Current. In the Pacific, offshore winds carry moisture that, as it passes through the cool waters near the coast, condenses and creates fog and low stratus-type clouds in the marine layer.
On a daily scale, the marine layer generally dissipates once the coast and ocean warm a little more. This system has saved the coastal area of the state of Baja California from the intense heat that affects almost the entire country and is a common condition in this season of the year, which can prevail until mid-summer (July-August) interspersed with sunny days.
When the Pacific anticyclone moves towards California, United States, it will be when the Santa Ana winds will form, associated with the transport of dust and the fire season in the region. Source: Dr. Tereza Cavazos, researcher at the Department of Physical Oceanography of #CICESE.
Bajadock: Temperatures are up a wee bit this week with more sun in forecast first time since early April.
EXPAT in BAJA Mexico 