Snow on the Mountain

I frequently look at webcams of Mexico City to see what the weather is like and, now, during the pandemic, to marvel at how relatively empty the downtown streets are.  I also like to look at the webcams of Popocatépetl, the volcanic peak outside of Mexico City, and the nation's second highest mountain.  

"Popo" used to be snow-covered most of the time, and even had a glacier.  But recently, due to warmer temperatures and increased volcanic activity, the glacier is gone, and the slopes are usually bare.

Yesterday, Alejandro told me that there was a weather advisory for heavy rain in Mexico City.  Obviously, at the mountain's high elevation, the precipitation was in the form of snow.  When I looked at the webcams this morning the mountain was covered in a mantle of white.