Heat sticks around through this weekend with spotty afternoon rain and storms. Temperatures cool off slightly early next week as rain chances continues.
More record and near-record heat has returned to New Mexico Friday afternoon. Once again a few spotty showers and storms are popping up over the mountains of western, northern, and central New Mexico. These storms are moving east and aren’t lasting long once they move off the higher elevations. However, they could still bring some light rain and gusty winds along with a threat of lightning. These storms will end later tonight after sunset. Cool overnight lows will return to western and northern New Mexico while the rest of the state will stay warm.
Record and near-record high temperatures are likely again Saturday afternoon, including in the Albuquerque Metro. Even drier air will move into the northern half of the state, pushing afternoon rain and storm chances into the southern and eastern halves of the state Saturday and Sunday. Again, not all of the rain will reach the ground and storms could bring a threat of gusty winds and lightning. Highs will be a few degrees cooler by Sunday afternoon.
A weak cold front will move through eastern New Mexico by Monday afternoon, bringing a more significant drop in high temperatures to that half of the state. It will also increase the chance for rain Monday in eastern New Mexico with spotty afternoon storm chances in central, northern, and western parts of the state. High pressure builds in overhead again by the middle of week, bringing in hotter temperatures a dip in rain chances by Wednesday. The heat will stick around late next week, but rain and thunderstorm chances will increase as more monsoon moisture moves into the state.
