More gusty winds will keep fire danger high again on Monday.
High Wind Watch on Monday for portions of central and eastern New Mexico.
UP. OLGA, WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW TONIGHT AS WE PLAN OUT OUR DAY TOMORROW? IT’S GOING TO BE MORE OF THE SAME. WE SAW SOME GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, AND WE’LL CONTINUE THAT THIS EVENING. CHECK OUT THE NUMBERS THOUGH. 33 FOR RESERVE. 36 RIO RUIDOSO 37 IN AND AROUND TUCUMCARI AND SANTA ROSA AROUND THE EASTERN END OF I-40. SO THERE ARE SOME POCKETS OF REALLY GUSTY WINDS. THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO CARRY US TILL ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WE’LL GET A BIT OF A LULL EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, BUT THEN WE’LL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. AND THAT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC IN AND AROUND THAT. SEVEN CABINS FIRE AREA. THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS KEEPS OUR WINDS ABOVE 30MPH UNTIL ABOUT 8:00 TONIGHT, AND THEN SOME GUSTS WILL DEFINITELY BE OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I WANTED TO TAKE YOU HOUR TO HOUR WITH THE SMOKE FORECAST IN AND AROUND THAT SEVEN CABINS FIRE. HERE WE ARE AT 5:00 THIS EVENING, STOPPING AT AROUND 8:00 TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE SOME IMPACTS IN THE PLUME OF THAT BLOWING SMOKE. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF A LULL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, SOME REMNANTS OF SMOKE AS YOU WAKE UP TOMORROW MORNING, 8:00 AND 9:00. AND THEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO TOMORROW EVENING, THIS FLARES UP ONCE AGAIN AS THOSE WINDS REALLY START TO RAMP UP. WE’RE EXPECTING IT TO FAN THE FLAMES OF THOSE FIRES. SO THINGS WILL BE DIFFICULT IN THAT AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AND THEN A WIND SHIFT WILL CARRY SOME OF THAT SMOKE DOWN TOWARD THE SOUTH. BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY. RED FLAG WARNINGS. WE HAVE SOME FOR TONIGHT THAT ARE ABOUT TO EXPIRE AT 8:00, BUT WE’RE GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN FOR THE MONDAY TIME FRAME, SO BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBILITY OF SOME HIGH HEAT TOMORROW. AND COUPLED WITH THAT DRY TERRAIN AND LOW DEW POINTS, ANY SPARK COULD EASILY GET OUT OF CONTROL. WE ARE ENJOYING A LOT OF BLUE SKY IN SILVER CITY. THERE ARE A FEW PASSING CLOUDS, BUT THOSE SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 20MPH GUSTING CLOSE TO 30. THAT’S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE THE CASE AS WE MAKE IT TO THE 8:00 HOUR. CURRENT TEMPERATURES ARE WARM OUT TOWARD THE EAST. WE’RE IN THE 90S HERE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO. WE’RE GOING TO HANG OUT IN THE 80S UNTIL SUNSET. AND THEN WE’LL SEE A NICE, COMFORTABLE COOL DOWN OVERNIGHT. HERE’S THE FOCUS OF OUR NEXT CONCERN. WE ARE GOING FROM TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING BY ABOUT 7:00. WE DON’T HAVE MUCH EFFECTS FROM THAT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN COLORADO. HIGH ELEVATIONS IN AND AROUND DURANGO AND CORTEZ COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SPOTTY SHOWER OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, A MAINLY CLEAR NIGHT. TONIGHT, A LOT OF SUNSHINE GETS US GOING TOMORROW MORNING. BUT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, THAT STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH WILL BE THE FOCUS OF SOME GUSTY WINDS, SO BE PREPARED FOR THAT. WIND ALERTS GO UP AGAIN FOR TOMORROW. AND THESE ARE A HIGH WIND WATCH THAT KICKS IN TONIGHT AND CARRIES US THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW. FOUR CORNERS YOUR TEMPS TAKE A TUMBLE. ONLY 68 FOR TOMORROW’S AFTERNOON’S HIGH TEMPERATURE BACK IN THE 70S. IN NO TIME WITH VERY LITTLE RAIN OPPORTUNITY AND A LOT OF SUNSHINE CONTINUING. SILVER CITY YOU’RE COOL IN THE MORNING, NOT TOO TERRIBLY COLD. CLOUDS TRY TO PUSH THROUGH BY WEDNESDAY. AGAIN, NOT MUCH OF A RAIN CHANCE. MAYBE A SPRINKLE OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. BETTER RAIN CHANCES ARE COMING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THAT’S WHERE WE GET A RUNNING START ON SOME HIGH HEAT. ROSWELL. CARLSBAD. HOBBS. YOU COULD GET INTO THE 90S BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, BUT BE PREPARED FOR SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. NOT BAD FOR SANT, FOR LAS VEGAS, RATON AND RED RIVER. 60 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. DEFINITELY MAKING A COMEBACK. AND FOR SANTA FE, THE CLOUDS WILL STICK AROUND ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, BUT MAINLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. TOMORROW WE’LL GET SOME CLOUDS IN
More gusty winds will keep fire danger high again on Monday.
High Wind Watch on Monday for portions of central and eastern New Mexico.
Windy and warm again today. We will have breezy conditions through lunchtime with gustier winds in the afternoon and evening. Some gusts could top 40 mph. Travel will be difficult at times due to blowing dust. Fire danger remains high with Red Flag Warnings covering much of the state until tonight. Highs across the Albuquerque metro should reach the low 80s; low 70s for Santa Fe. A backdoor front enters New Mexico on Tuesday bringing slightly cooler temperatures and a rain chance for some locations.
Windy and warm again today. We will have breezy conditions through lunchtime with gustier winds in the afternoon and evening. Some gusts could top 40 mph. Travel will be difficult at times due to blowing dust. Fire danger remains high with Red Flag Warnings covering much of the state until tonight. Highs across the Albuquerque metro should reach the low 80s; low 70s for Santa Fe. A backdoor front enters New Mexico on Tuesday bringing slightly cooler temperatures and a rain chance for some locations.
