NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More-humid conditions are present in Eastern New Mexico with few showers in western to northern areas to the high elevations. East-gap winds are calmer but still breezy this morning in eastern to some central areas with some patchy fog in the Northeast Highlands.
Above-freezing temperatures are still once again confined to most of the higher peaks of the Northern Mountains with valley floor locations mostly starting off in the 40s or in the 50s. Elsewhere is mostly starting off in the upper 50s to the low 70s.
Northerly upper-level winds are more persistent with lingering moisture around the high pressure system that has shifted into Northern New Mexico. So, rounds of Monsoonal thunderstorms will form again because of plenty of moisture still aloft. Rain will fall across some western mountainous areas through North New Mexico especially, parts of South New Mexico, and East New Mexico, including parts of the Rio Grande Valley, but the Four Corners will still mostly be dry. Flash flooding will still be likely with some pockets of hail in the stronger storms, as well as some gusty outflow winds.
Some clouds, in combination with the sinking, compressing air mass, will allow for afternoon temperatures to rise on either side of normalcy for most. High temperatures will reach the 70s, 80s and lower 90s, except for northern high-elevated areas which may not get out of the upper 60s.
Moisture has moved in, but the pendulum swing pattern of muggy mornings out east with breezy easterly winds shifting to southwesterly drier winds in the afternoons forming storms to the east will still continue though. Moisture will continue to remain this week with more Monsoon rainfall, more clouds, lower temperatures later this week, and even gustier winds.
