Winds step down a bit today as skies stay dry and mild
Fire weather watches are back on Saturday, very strong winds return Sunday
DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE ON A 44 DEGREE MORNING HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. A BIT OF A CHILL IN THE AIR AS WE KICK OFF THIS FRIDAY. A LITTLE LESS WIND HERE TODAY AND SOMEWHAT TOMORROW UNTIL SUNDAY GETS REAL NASTY AGAIN. WEEKEND RAIN AND SNOW. THERE IS A CHANCE, BUT IT WILL FAVOR NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MAYBE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL BRING SOME BETTER CHANCES AT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS EMERGING OUT OF THIS CLOUD COVER HERE OFF THE PACIFIC IS GOING TO BE A SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING STORM, BUT IT’S STILL ALMOST TWO FULL DAYS OFF. SOME LEFTOVER UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL KEEP SKIES BREEZY TO BORDERLINE WINDY TODAY. HIGHS 6070 IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. WARMER DOWN SOUTH WHERE WE’RE STILL IN THE 80S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES IN PLACES LIKE CARLSBAD. LOOK FOR SUNNY SKIES TO BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TODAY 20S FOR MOST OF US, UP AROUND 30 IN THE STRONGEST SPOTS THERE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS. SO A BIT MORE REASONABLE, BUT CERTAINLY NOT CALM OUT THERE TODAY. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, KEEPING SOME PATCHY CLOUDS AROUND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, DIPPING BACK DOWN INTO THE 30S IN SPOTS. WE’RE BACK BELOW 50 IN ALBUQUERQUE. NOT QUITE AS CHILLY AS THIS MORNING. THIS IS OUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WE’RE MAYBE RUNNING A COUPLE WARMER THAN TODAY. SANTA FE’S UP AT 70 DEGREES. CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND LATE IN THE DAY HERE UP AROUND FARMINGTON. FOR THE FOUR CORNERS AREA, THERE COULD BE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SOME MOUNTAIN SNOWS GETTING GOING. SATURDAY’S WIND GUSTS, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE STRONGER IN SPOTS THAN WHAT FRIDAY BRINGS, ESPECIALLY HERE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WHERE WE ARE WELL INTO THE 30S. AND THOSE FIRE DANGER CONCERNS, THEY’RE PROBABLY GOING TO START TO COME BACK ON SATURDAY. WE ALREADY DO HAVE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO WITH FIRE WEATHER WATCHES AND SOME OF THESE SPOTS. THESE WILL BE REPLACED WITH THOSE RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR CRITICALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HERE’S OUR SUNDAY. IT’S AN IMPACT WEATHER DAY. NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. A LITTLE CAUSE FOR HOPE AND THE CHANCE AT SOME RAIN AND SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW. FARMINGTON. DURANGO. GENERALLY AROUND SANTA FE AND POINTS TO THE NORTH. ALBUQUERQUE WILL PROBABLY GET MISSED IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY. THAT’S WHERE WE SEE SUNSHINE, TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND 90S. LOOK AT THE WIND GUSTS AROUND THE STATE. 40 IS GOING TO BE AN EASY NUMBER TO HIT HERE IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, BUT WE’VE GOT THE BROWN SHADES IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THOSE ARE FOR POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WELL INTO THE 50S, AND MAYBE EVEN SPIKING AS HIGH AS 60MPH. SO SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE REAL NASTY ONE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. AND FIRE DANGER CONCERNS WILL STILL BE IN PLAY. HERE YOU GO. FOUR CORNERS FORECAST NEAR 70 TODAY. AND WE’RE IN THE LOWER 70S IN FARMINGTON AGAIN TOMORROW WITH A CHANCE AT A LATE DAY SHOWER SUNDAY. I WOULD EXPECT SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS. THE MOUNTAIN SNOW AND THOSE IMPACT WINDS. WE’RE DRY. MONDAY, TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. MORE CHANCES THAT MUCH NEEDED. PRECIPITATION. SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO 70 FOR SILVER CITY. LOOKS LIKE LOWER 80S OFF THE MOUNTAINS. CLOUDS STARTING TO BUILD SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE AND THEN SUNDAY. A BLOWING DUST WEATHER IMPACT DAY GOING TO BE A NASTY ONE. MONDAY TUESDAY LOOK QUIETER. A BETTER CHANCES AT SHOWERS COULD BE COMING WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO NUMBERS WELL INTO THE 80S TODAY, AND WE DO CREEP UP TO NEAR 90 DEGREES INTO AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY A WINDIER. DAY THAN TODAY, AND THEN SUNDAY IS JUST A BLOWING DUST, POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TODAY WITH THOSE GUSTS UP NEAR 60. AND THEN MONDAY TUESDAY WE’LL KEEP IT IN THE 80S AS SKIES DRY OUT. WE’LL LOOK TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK FOR THOSE BETTER RAIN CHANCES. HIGHS RIGHT AROUND 70 GIVE OR TAKE HERE IN MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. IT’S NOT A RED FLAG WARNING DAY. IT’S NOT A WIND ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING DAY. BUT WE’RE STILL GUSTING IN THE 20S AND 30S. THERE’S A 70 ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY. THOSE WIND GUSTS BEFORE WE SETTLE IT DOWN. MONDAY, TUESDAY. HERE’S NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO 60S AND HIGHS RIGHT AROUND 70 IN ESPANOLA AND SANTA FE WHERE MAYBE ONE WARMER TOMORROW BEFORE THOSE STRONG WIND GUSTS WHIP US ON SUNDAY. HERE’S THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO. IT’LL BE MIDDLE, MAYBE UPPER 70S IN THE RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITIES. OUR AVERAGE HIGH IS 72, SO A LITTLE ABOVE THAT TODAY AND TOMORROW, BUT IN A PRETTY GREAT TEMPERATURE RANGE. AFTERNOON BREEZES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS HIT ON SUNDAY WITH BLOWING DUST, POOR AIR QUALITY, TOUGH CONDITIONS TO SPEND ANY SIGNIFICANT TIME OUTDOORS TO TRY TO HAVE YOUR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Winds step down a bit today as skies stay dry and mild
Fire weather watches are back on Saturday, very strong winds return Sunday
Early morning temperatures are a big step colder, especially across northern New Mexico, so plan on needing a jacket as you head out the door. Later this afternoon we will look for sunny to partly cloudy skies with temperatures climbing into the 60s and 70s, with warmer 80s still in place across the south. Now winds today will definitely still be noticeable, but it will be gusts in the 20-35 mph range around the state which is a considerable step down from yesterday’s powerful gusts.Saturday will be another day with the noticeable but not necessarily powerful gusts in the 25-35 mph range, and areas of extreme fire danger are expected to develop again over eastern and southern New Mexico. An approaching storm system will bring the chance for some rain and mountain snow late in the day to northwest New Mexico and the 4-Corners area. Highs around the state will once again have a pretty big spread with 60s and 70s across the north, whereas southern New Mexico will climb well into the 80s to near 90.Then on Sunday that next storm will create those very powerful wind gusts again and likely result in another round of Red Flag Warnings for the extremely dangerous fire weather conditions. Wind gusts will range anywhere from 35-45 mph over northern New Mexico, to 45-60+ in the southern part of the state. Wind damage will be a concern, especially in the southern mountains. While that goes on down south, the northern half of the state could see some much-needed rain and mountain snow move through.Looking ahead to next week, Monday and Tuesday are looking like dry and quieter days with lighter breezes, then we will watch for more much-needed rain chances to return. Scattered showers and thundershowers will become possible on Tuesday, and a better chance of rain could be in play for Wednesday. We’ll keep our fingers crossed!
Early morning temperatures are a big step colder, especially across northern New Mexico, so plan on needing a jacket as you head out the door. Later this afternoon we will look for sunny to partly cloudy skies with temperatures climbing into the 60s and 70s, with warmer 80s still in place across the south. Now winds today will definitely still be noticeable, but it will be gusts in the 20-35 mph range around the state which is a considerable step down from yesterday’s powerful gusts.
Saturday will be another day with the noticeable but not necessarily powerful gusts in the 25-35 mph range, and areas of extreme fire danger are expected to develop again over eastern and southern New Mexico. An approaching storm system will bring the chance for some rain and mountain snow late in the day to northwest New Mexico and the 4-Corners area. Highs around the state will once again have a pretty big spread with 60s and 70s across the north, whereas southern New Mexico will climb well into the 80s to near 90.
Then on Sunday that next storm will create those very powerful wind gusts again and likely result in another round of Red Flag Warnings for the extremely dangerous fire weather conditions. Wind gusts will range anywhere from 35-45 mph over northern New Mexico, to 45-60+ in the southern part of the state. Wind damage will be a concern, especially in the southern mountains. While that goes on down south, the northern half of the state could see some much-needed rain and mountain snow move through.
Looking ahead to next week, Monday and Tuesday are looking like dry and quieter days with lighter breezes, then we will watch for more much-needed rain chances to return. Scattered showers and thundershowers will become possible on Tuesday, and a better chance of rain could be in play for Wednesday. We’ll keep our fingers crossed!
