Temperatures soar to new record highs for many New Mexico cities today
Ever warmer temperatures build in by the weekend, all-time March records will fall
515 RIGHT NOW ON THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING, IT’S DAY ONE OF RECORD FEST. WE’RE GOING TO BE BREAKING RECORD HIGHS FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW GOING FORWARD AND NEW ALL TIME MARCH WARM TEMPERATURE RECORDS WILL BE GOING DOWN. SATURDAY IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY FOR MOST OF US NEXT WEEK. THERE’S A SLIGHT TEMPERATURE DIP COMING. WE DO NOT SEE A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW COMING WITH THAT, THOUGH IN THE SHORT TERM HERE, HIGH PRESSURE AND THE HEAT DOME BUILDING IN. SO TODAY’S HIGHS THEY’LL BE WELL ABOVE WHERE WE TOPPED OUT YESTERDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL JUST CONTINUE TO SOAR AS THIS UPPER HIGH DOES MOVE IN. AND NOTE ANY MOISTURE IS BEING DIRECTED WAY OFF TO OUR NORTH. SO WE’LL CONTINUE WITH THESE BONE DRY SKIES. A RECORD BREAKING, A RECORD TYING HIGHS IN THE 70S AND 80S EXPECTED AROUND THE STATE TODAY. AND THESE NUMBERS WILL COME WITH A SUNNY OR MOSTLY SUNNY SKY NOW WINDS MUCH LIGHTER THAN THE PAST COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. WE’RE JUST SLIGHTLY BREEZY. THESE ARE WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER INTO THE WIND SPEEDS IN THE 10 TO 15 RANGE FOR THE MOST PART. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 30S AND 40S IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. A LOT OF SPOTS DOWN SOUTH. IT’S UPPER 40S, LOWER 50S, NICE AND MILD MORNING. AND THEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARMER THAN TODAY. A LOT OF THESE NUMBERS WILL BE BREAKING ALL TIME MARCH WARM TEMPERATURE RECORDS. WE’RE IN THE LOWER 80S. TAOS SANTA FE NEAR 90 FOR ALBUQUERQUE, LOWER 90S AROUND ROSWELL AND CARLSBAD. AND TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER DAY WHERE THE BREEZE IS COMING LIGHT, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN TODAY. FRIDAY STILL WARMER THAN THURSDAY. THE TEMPERATURE TREND IS UP DAY BY DAY, RIGHT ON INTO SATURDAY. WE’RE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF 90 IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND LOOK AT THOSE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S AROUND ROSWELL AND CARLSBAD. THESE NUMBERS ARE LIKE 25 TO ALMOST 30 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE TIME OF YEAR. FRIDAY AND ANOTHER DAY WITH A PRETTY FRIENDLY WIND GUSTS. WE’LL GET RIGHT TO IT HERE IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO FOUR CORNERS AREA. HOW ABOUT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 DEGREES? LOOK AT CORTEZ AT 76. IN DURANGO AT 79 TODAY. THAT IS REAL WARM. 83 AWAITS TOMORROW. HOW ABOUT 86? FRIDAY. WARMEST DAY IS SATURDAY. UP AT 87. WE DROP INTO THE LOWER 80S SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY. THOSE ARE STILL LIKELY GOING TO BE RECORD BREAKERS IN THE AREA THOUGH. HERE’S SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO SILVER CITY AT 81. WE’RE REAL CLOSE TO 90 OFF THE MOUNTAINS. WE’RE GOING TO JUMP ANOTHER FIVE DEGREES TOMORROW, AND WE’RE GOOD FOR A FEW MORE FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND THEN WE DROP WELL INTO THE MID 80S, SUNDAY INTO HIGHS RIGHT AROUND 80 DEGREES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. STILL WAY WARM FOR THE TIME OF YEAR. SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TEMPERATURE TREND IS UP. ROSWELL YOUR RECORD HIGH TODAY IS 86. WE EXPECT TO TIE IT AT 84 IN ALAMOGORDO. LOOK AT TOMORROW. IT’S LOWER 90S. 93 IS THE WARMEST ALL TIME TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH IN ROSWELL IS RECORDED BY HISTORY. WE GET THERE FRIDAY AND BEAT THAT BY A COUPLE ON SATURDAY. STILL UP AT 93 SUNDAY. AND THEN THERE’S A MORE SIGNIFICANT DROP EARLY NEXT WEEK EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WE’RE DOWN AROUND 80 ON MONDAY. AND FOR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO, UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY MID 80S. THEN WE DO DROP TO ABOUT 70 ON MONDAY BEFORE WE BOUNCE BACK TUESDAY. HERE’S NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO NUMBERS WELL INTO THE 70S LOWER 80S IN THE ESPANOLA VALLEY. SANTA FE 77 ON A MID MARCH AFTERNOON. WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THAT WAS POSSIBLE? WELL, LOOK WHERE WE’RE HEADED. AS HIGH AS 85 SATURDAY BEFORE WE DROP TO 80 SUNDAY. AND THEN IT’S MID 70S BRIEFLY MONDAY BEFORE WE’RE BACK NEAR 80 ON TUESDAY FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO RECORD HIGHS 80 DEGREES. WE EXPECT TO BEAT THAT BY AT LEAST A FEW HERE. AND WE COULD SEE THOSE MIDDLE 80S IN THE RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITIES IN AREAS AROUND LOS LUNAS AND BELEN. EACH ONE OF THESE SEVEN DAY FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES IS A RECORD BREAKER. AND NOTE HOW FAR ABOVE THE RECORDS WE ARE HERE ON FRIDAY SEVEN. ABOVE THE RECORD FOR THAT FIRST DAY OF SPRING. WE’RE TEN ABOVE THE RECORD SATURDAY AND STILL FIVE ABOVE THE RECORD SUNDAY. WE DROP TO 81 ON MONDAY. THAT’S STILL A RECOR
Temperatures soar to new record highs for many New Mexico cities today
Ever warmer temperatures build in by the weekend, all-time March records will fall
Early morning temperatures are not nearly as cold as the past couple days, most of us have held in the 40s and 50s, so it’s just a light extra layer to get the day started. A very quick morning warm up will play out and afternoon temperatures will climb several degrees above yesterday’s numbers, resulting in record-breaking or record-tying highs around most of the state. The 70s and 80s that are expected are about 20 degrees above mid-March averages! In addition to the warmth, we also expect lighter afternoon breezes today with breezes staying relatively light for the next several afternoons.It looks even warmer over the next couple days, Thursday’s highs will likely break all-time March warm temperature records around most of the state – and if we don’t do that on Thursday, then we probably will on Friday. Friday and then Saturday will be the warmest/hottest days of this stretch with unprecedented numbers for mid-late March way into the 80s and 90s, which is a full 20 to even 30 degrees above average! There will be a cold front moving through on Sunday that will drop temperatures a bit Sunday and even more for Monday, most notably in eastern New Mexico. Still though, we could see record highs on those days around central and western New Mexico, and then Tuesday all areas see temperatures climb again and likely challenge and break records. It does look like we are probably in for some bouts of windier conditions with this front later Sunday and through Monday. We do not see a chance of rain and mountain snow coming through at least the middle of next week.
Early morning temperatures are not nearly as cold as the past couple days, most of us have held in the 40s and 50s, so it’s just a light extra layer to get the day started. A very quick morning warm up will play out and afternoon temperatures will climb several degrees above yesterday’s numbers, resulting in record-breaking or record-tying highs around most of the state. The 70s and 80s that are expected are about 20 degrees above mid-March averages! In addition to the warmth, we also expect lighter afternoon breezes today with breezes staying relatively light for the next several afternoons.
It looks even warmer over the next couple days, Thursday’s highs will likely break all-time March warm temperature records around most of the state – and if we don’t do that on Thursday, then we probably will on Friday. Friday and then Saturday will be the warmest/hottest days of this stretch with unprecedented numbers for mid-late March way into the 80s and 90s, which is a full 20 to even 30 degrees above average!
There will be a cold front moving through on Sunday that will drop temperatures a bit Sunday and even more for Monday, most notably in eastern New Mexico. Still though, we could see record highs on those days around central and western New Mexico, and then Tuesday all areas see temperatures climb again and likely challenge and break records. It does look like we are probably in for some bouts of windier conditions with this front later Sunday and through Monday. We do not see a chance of rain and mountain snow coming through at least the middle of next week.
