Hot and dry statewide
Higher than average temperatures found across the state
THE TIME NOW 624. HOPE YOUR DAY IS OFF TO A GOOD START. WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE WEST SIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE RIGHT NOW. THAT TEMPERATURE COMING IN AT 68 DEGREES. AND THEN WE DO HAVE THAT EAST WIND THAT IS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT EIGHT MILES PER HOUR. THAT HUMIDITY UP TO 36% MAKES US FEEL LIKE WE’RE MORE LIKE 77 DEGREES. NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE HOT AND DRY TODAY. WE DO HAVE THAT MODERATE HEAT RISK. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE DEALING WITH THE MONSOON MOISTURE THAT WILL BE COMING IS ON ITS WAY BACK. ONCE WE GET OVER INTO MONDAY. RIGHT NOW THOUGH, WE ARE SEEING THAT THE RADAR IS PRETTY CLEAR. WE’RE SEEING TEMPERATURES UP INTO THE 60S AND THE 70S ARE GOING TO BE FURTHER OFF TOWARDS THE SOUTH. YOU MIGHT EVEN GET SOME 40S IF YOU’RE FURTHER UP NORTH. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT GALLUP. OTHER THAN THAT, THOUGH, HERE’S WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE HEADED. A LOT OF US SEEING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 80S AND THE 90S, WE DON’T HAVE ANY TRIPLE DIGITS ON THE BOARD FOR TODAY, BUT IT’S STILL GOING TO BE VERY WARM OUT THERE. MATTER OF FACT, TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK FOR A LOT OF US. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS CHART RIGHT HERE, IT’S GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW ALBUQUERQUE IS GOING TO WARM UP TO 96 DEGREES. IT’S GOING TO BE THE WARMEST DAY FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS. AND MATTER OF FACT, ACTUALLY FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, IF YOU HAVE THAT SEVEN DAY FORECAST UP THERE. ANYWAYS, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUTURE TRACK PLANNER AND PUSH OUR WAY THROUGH THIS. AND THIS IS GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHANGING. ALSO HOW THE MOISTURE WILL BE A PART OF THE FORECAST NOTICE AROUND THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WE ARE GOING TO START TO SEE SOME OF IT DEVELOP RIGHT OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. AND THEN THOSE STORMS WILL BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE FORMED AND DEFINED, AND THEN THEY’RE GOING TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST. WHEN WE GET OVER INTO TOMORROW, WE’RE GOING TO START THE DAY WITH CLEAR SKIES IN THE MORNING. AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE MORE MOISTURE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. NOW NOTICE THAT THIS ISN’T JUST IN POCKETS. IT EVEN GOES FURTHER UP NORTH TOWARDS THE NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THEN IT BECOMES MORE DEFINED AS WE GO LATER INTO THE AFTERNOON AROUND THE DINNER HOUR. THIS IS WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING AROUND 6:00 AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR WAY TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST. SO THAT’S GOING TO BE HAPPENING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WE DO HAVE A MARGINAL EXCESSIVE RAIN RISK FOR TODAY EXTENDS FROM LAS VEGAS ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST. AND THEN TOMORROW THIS GOES ALL THE WAY FROM TAOS, DOWN THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST. SO WE DO HAVE THAT EXCESSIVE RAIN RISK THAT WE WANT TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF. OTHER THAN THAT, WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME MORE MOISTURE AS A PART OF THE FORECAST. EVEN ON TUESDAY, THAT WILL BE WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT, AND THEN THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR ITS WAY ON OUT. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE MOST OF THE STORMS ARE GOING TO FAVOR THE SOUTHWEST, AS THEY ARE PROJECTED TO GET THE MOST AMOUNT OF RAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RUIDOSO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY CAN RECEIVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. NOW PUSHING AHEAD, WE WILL BEGIN TO GO THROUGH OUR FORECAST STARTING IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE IT UP INTO THE LOWER 90S, 91 DEGREES FOR EXCUSE ME FOR CORTEZ AND DURANGO. AND THEN CHINLE, ARIZONA IS GOING TO MAKE IT UP TO 94 DEGREES. AND THAT’S WHERE FARMINGTON WILL END THEIR DAY AT 94 DEGREES. THEY HAVE TEMPERATURES UP INTO THE 90S. AND THE 80S. ONCE WE GET OVER INTO WEDNESDAY. NOW LET’S HEAD FURTHER OFF TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT SILVER CITY 91 DEGREES. THE FORECAST HIGH FOR TODAY. THAT MONSOON MOISTURE AFFECTING THEM ON MONDAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEIR IMPACT DAYS AS WE ARE EXPECTING HEAVY RAIN TO ROLL THROUGH THE AREA. ROSWELL IS GOING TO MAKE IT UP TO 97 DEGREES AND THEY’RE GOING TO BE STICKING AROUND IN THE 90S, GOING TO REMAIN DRY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. ROSWELL. AND THEN LET’S GO OVER TO LAS VEGAS WHERE THEY’RE GOING TO BE KNOCKING ON THE VERGE OF THE 90S, MAKING IT ALL THE WAY UP TO 89 DEGREES. THE RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE ON MONDAY, AND THEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY LOOK LIKE THEY’LL BE IMPACT DAYS BECAUSE OF THAT RAIN. AND THEN WE ARE DEALING WITH A SIMILAR SITUATION OVER HERE IN SANTA FE, 89 DEGREES, THE FORECASTED HIGH. THEN ON MONDAY YOU’RE GOING TO BEGIN TO SEE YOUR RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AND THAT MONSOON MOISTURE, GIVING YOU IMPACT ICONS FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S HERE IN THE METRO AREA. ALBUQUERQUE FORECAST FOR A HIGH OF 96 DEGREES, AND YOU CAN SEE OUR RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TO JUMP UP EACH DAY UNTIL WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY. AND THEN IT SEEMS LIKE THAT SURGE SLOWLY BEGINS TO QUIET DOWN. BUT WE ARE GOING T
Hot and dry statewide
Higher than average temperatures found across the state