Critical fire weather conditions are expected across the region tomorrow as a system moves through. Winds remain brisk Friday before another system moves through the state Saturday. This 2nd system will provide some rain and mountain snow to western and central NM. #NMwx

Today will another pleasant and warm Spring day, but increasing winds will create widespread critical to extreme fire weather conditions in central and eastern NM on Thursday! A cooler and wetter storm will bring scattered showers and storms to the area Saturday. #NMwx #NMFire

Strong winds on Thursday will lead to blowing dust, especially in Chaves County, as well as widespread Critical fire weather conditions. Winds may gust as high as 55-60 mph. #nmwx #nmfire

Today will the very warm and even hot in some areas. Strong west winds will create critical to extreme fire weather conditions on Thursday areawide! #NMwx #NMFire

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From GOES (Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite) 16, we'd say you look pretty good, Earth! 🤩
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Any virga across the west central terrain will quickly taper off come sunset with a mild and mostly clear night.

Southwest and west winds ramp up Wednesday peaking Thursday as a system clips the region. This will result in widespread critical fire conditions on Thursday. #NMwx

Warmer temperatures return to eastern areas today, peaking for most areas on Tuesday.
W & SW winds ramp up mid week, peaking Thursday afternoon. Critical fire weather conditions are expected areawide Thursday. #nmwx

High temperatures yesterday were as much as 25 degrees below average across eastern NM thanks to low clouds. Meanwhile, central and western NM were near to slightly above average with mostly clear skies. #NMwx

Virga across the SW mountains taper off come sunset. Warmer temperatures return to eastern NM Monday. West and southwest winds ramp up mid week peaking Thursday. Critical to extreme fire weather conditions are expected areawide on Thursday. #NMwx

Patchy fog in the central and south-central highlands will linger through mid-morning. Temps remain below average across the east today under mostly cloudy skies while highs rise above average across the west under mostly sunny skies. Fire danger increases next week! #NMwx

Dense fog continues at Clines Corners this morning. Sierra Blanca airport is also reporting dense fog this morning. Be prepared for rapidly changing visibilities if you need to be on the road in this area through mid to late morning. #nmwx

Roswell SKYWARN spotter training was a success! Up next: Clovis April 25th then Ruidoso on May 2nd! See you there! #nmwx

Isolated to scattered showers and t-storms will persist across NE NM this eve. Another east canyon wind is on tap tonight but shouldn't be as strong as last night. Continued cool across the east Sunday but warming up for the work week. Windy conditions return late week. #nmwx

In case you missed it, the Rio Chama near Chamita rose above Action Stage early this morning and is expected to remain above Action Stage through next week. Elevated and cold water flows are due to snow melt. A Flood Advisory remains in effect for the area. #nmwx

This weekend will be a tale of two New Mexicos with seasonably cool and wet conditions across the east while warm and sunny weather prevails in the west. Patchy fog may reduce visibility on roadways this morning in the eastern plains . #NMwx

After this cool down for Saturday temperatures begin to climb back above normal. High temperatures on Tuesday are looking to be a good 10 degrees above normal most areas across New Mexico. This means the ABQ could reach the mid 80s with 90s in E NM. #NMwx

Tonight - overall looking pretty quiet at temps drop into the 40s/30s for Saturday AM. Small chance of rain/fog in E NM behind another surge of colder air. Saturday high temperatures could be 20 degree lower than today. #NMwx

9:53 PM The latest radar loop shows a cold front pushing west into the Rio Grande Valley. This front will bring gap winds to the #abq metro around 11pm. Gusts up to 45 mph are possible below canyons. #nmwx

Rivers across NM are beginning to respond to spring snowmelt runoff. Check out our updated feature highlighting river flow climate, a 2024 outlook, and some other hazard info. buff.ly/4d2J8SS Our team will continue to provide updates as the runoff season progresses #nmwx

We'll be at the Clovis Carter Library in one week for a SKYWARN Spotter Training Presentation! If you're in Clovis, Portales, or anywhere else nearby, please join us! #nmwx