This is the dry season in Mexico when it rarely rains. For that reason the air quality in Mexico City is always at its worst at this time of year. I wrote yesterday that the forecast was calling for late afternoon thunderstorms, and, although I usually welcome the sunshine of Mexico, I was hoping that the forecast was correct.
Around 4:30 we had to take Alejandro's nephew Ezra to his swimming lesson. Before we left it was starting to sprinkle and there were rumblings of thunder. By the time we were on the road, the heavens had opened and it was pouring rain.
The rain had stopped by the time we returned home after Ezra's lesson. As is always the case after a heavy storm, the streets were partially flooded. Drainage is a problem here. The temperature had also dropped noticeably. Spring is the hottest time of the year here in high-altitude Mexico City. Winter is over, but the cooling rains of summer have not yet begun. When I arrived two days ago the high temperature was 82 F. Yesterday the high was only 72.
Today there is once again an 80% probability of afternoon thunderstorms. The rain, plus the fact that a large portion of the city's population is leaving on Holy Week vacations, will hopefully clear out the smoggy air.
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