Snowy Mexico

I wrote earlier this week that it seemed that the rainy season is upon us.  Last night, Alejandro and I went out to eat.  According to the hourly weather forecast, it was not supposed to rain until later that night.  So, we didn't take umbrellas with us.  Wouldn't you know, while we were in the restaurant it began raining.  Fortunately, by the time we were done eating, the rain was so light that we scarcely got wet as we walked the few blocks back to the apartment.  Later, in the middle of the night, I woke up and it was raining heavily.  Alejandro said that when he took his sister to work this morning there were several spots where the roads were flooded.

I took a look at the webcams of the nearby volcano, Popcatépetl, and, sure enough, at over 17,000 feet above sea level, the precipitation had fallen as snow.  The mountain peak was covered in white.