Sunshine makes a comeback Monday with more record-breaking temperatures possible this week

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Sunshine makes a comeback Monday with more record-breaking temperatures possible this week

Not as hot on Monday, but temperatures rebound again during the week.

BUT OLGA, THERE’S A COLD FRONT ON THE WAY, BRINGING GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT. YES. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE CALM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT’S REALLY BEEN A NICE DAY. WE STARTED WITH THE SUNSHINE THIS MORNING. WE SOCKED IN SOME CLOUDS, BUT STILL A LOT OF CLEAR SKY IN AND AROUND THE SANTA FE REPORTING STATION. BUT WE DO HAVE CLOUDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN TOPS. TEMPERATURES WARMED UP 89 FOR SOCORRO, 90 ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN ZONES, EVEN 100 DEGREES FOR CARLSBAD. WE DID PRETTY WELL AT THE SUNPORT AS WELL WITH THAT COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT US, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. I THINK THAT’S WHEN WE’RE LIKELY TO SEE SOME OF THOSE GUSTY CANYON WINDS START BARRELING THROUGH. MOST OF THIS SHOULD BE SUBSIDE BY SUNRISE, SO I DON’T THINK IT’S GOING TO AFFECT YOUR MORNING COMMUTE. I POPPED UP OUR 24 HOUR WIND GUST MODEL HERE, AND IT’S BEEN A LITTLE BIT BREEZY TO WINDY IN PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. NOW, WE HAD THOSE EARLIER FIRE WEATHER WARNINGS. THEY HAVE BEEN DROPPED, BUT STILL THE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE SOMETHING TO CONTEND WITH AT THIS HOUR. ABOVE 20 AND 25MPH. THE WIND GUSTS FORECAST TAKES US THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, AND THAT MEANS WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME HIGH WINDS IN AND AROUND A PORTION OF EDDY COUNTY, WHERE WE HAVE THAT HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT NOW, UNTIL WE GET TO 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING. SOME OF THOSE GUSTS COULD TOP 60MPH. IT IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE AN EVENTFUL EVENING. AND OVERNIGHT WE’RE SEEING A BIT OF BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIDE OF I-25. HOWEVER, BY THE TIME WE GET TO 9:00 10:00 TONIGHT, NOTICE HOW WE RAMP UP TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST. THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, BUT BY ABOUT 7:00 8:00, MOST OF THIS WILL BE OUT OF THE WAY. BUT BE PREPARED FOR EVEN SOME CANYON WINDS GUSTING HERE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO OVERNIGHT. OUR SHORT TERM PLANNER LOOKS FANTASTIC. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT, BUT GENERALLY WE WILL CLEAR OUT BY SUNRISE, WHICH MEANS 7:00 8:00 HOUR TOMORROW. WE’RE COOL, BUT NOT TERRIBLY COLD BECAUSE THOSE CLOUDS HAVE HELPED US NOT TO DIP TOO LOW. EVERYONE IN THE 40S AND THE 50S STARTING OUT. WE’RE GOING TO RISE TOMORROW. THE AIR IS A LITTLE BIT TOUCH COOLER BEHIND THAT FRONT, SO NOT QUITE AS WARM. TOMORROW WE WILL STILL SEE SOME OF THESE AFTERNOON HIGHS. THE 5:00 6:00 HOUR TAKING US INTO THE 80S FOR ALBUQUERQUE. AND YES, WE COULD SEE A MUCH COOLER AIR, ESPECIALLY OFF TOWARD THE EAST WHERE THE FRONT WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT. FOUR CORNERS REGION. YOU’RE SET FOR SOME SUNSHINE. IT WILL BE COOLER THAN WHAT WE’VE SEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS ON MONDAY FOR FARMINGTON. BUT OVERALL, THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE ALMOST TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. I AM TRACKING SOME CHANGES ON THE WAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST. WE’RE SITTING PRETTY IN THESE 80S UNTIL WE GET TO FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THAT’S WHEN THE NEXT SYSTEM COMES. NOTICE OUR MORNING LOWS GET A LITTLE COLDER AND WE’LL BRING IN A LITTLE CLOUD COVER FOR NEXT WEEKEND. NOT SO BAD TOMORROW. A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS FOR ROSWELL, CARLSBAD AND HOBBS. TOMORROW’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT ON THE COOLER SIDE, BUT HEAT IS MAKING A COMEBACK VERY QUICKLY. WE’LL SEE SUNSHINE ACROSS THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE WORKWEEK FOR OUR ZONES IN THE NORTH AND THE EAST. BUT LAS VEGAS, RATON AND RED RIVER, YOUR MORNING LOWS ARE GOING TO GET MUCH COLDER BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY. SO FAR, SO GOOD FOR SANTA FE. IT’S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY. IT WILL BE A LITTLE COOL TOMORROW MORNING, BUT THE OVERALL TREND WILL BE A WARMING ONE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK HERE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO, WE’RE GOING TO BE SITTING MAINLY IN THOSE UPPER 70S, LOWER 80S FOR TOMORROW. SO YES, ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING DAY IS POSSIBLE. OUR RECORD HIGH FOR TOMORROW IS 78 DEGREES. THEN WE TAKE IT UP INTO THE NEAR 90 DEGREE MARK FOR WEDNESDAY

Sunshine makes a comeback Monday with more record-breaking temperatures possible this week

Not as hot on Monday, but temperatures rebound again during the week.

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Updated: 11:18 PM MDT Mar 22, 2026

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It won’t be as hot today behind the front. Any lingering morning clouds will clear out before sunrise. Sunny and less hot but still well above average. Highs across the Albuquerque metro top out in the lower 80s; around 73 in Santa Fe. Partly cloudy and not too cold on Monday night with lows around 50 degrees.Temperatures will rebound on Tuesday with more record-breaking highs possible. Another cold front on Friday could bring cooler temperatures and rain chances for some into next weekend.

It won’t be as hot today behind the front. Any lingering morning clouds will clear out before sunrise. Sunny and less hot but still well above average. Highs across the Albuquerque metro top out in the lower 80s; around 73 in Santa Fe. Partly cloudy and not too cold on Monday night with lows around 50 degrees.Temperatures will rebound on Tuesday with more record-breaking highs possible. Another cold front on Friday could bring cooler temperatures and rain chances for some into next weekend.



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