Rain and snow showers continue in the Four Corners area as wind blasts eastern New Mexico
Wind Advisories, a High Wind Warning and Red Flag Warnings for fire danger for much of the east today
A VIEW FROM THE CREST. LOOKING DOWN IN ALBUQUERQUE ON THIS TUESDAY MORNING. IT’S SEVERAL WINDY DAYS GOING FORWARD HERE. RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS FROM THIS SYSTEM, AND ANOTHER ONE LATER THIS WEEK WILL FAVOR NORTHWESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WITH A LATE WEEK FROST FREEZE. STILL LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A POSSIBILITY TODAY. THIS DIP IN THE JET STREAM HAS A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WINDS RIGHT ON TOP OF NEW MEXICO, SO IT’S PROBABLY GOING TO BE EVEN WINDIER THAN YESTERDAY. A LITTLE LEFTOVER MOISTURE. YOU CAN SEE IT PIVOTING AWAY HERE OUT OF UTAH THROUGH COLORADO AND BRUSHING THE FOUR CORNERS AREA IS GOING TO KEEP THIS CHANCE AT RAIN AND THE UPPER ELEVATION SNOW GOING IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INTO THE AFTERNOON, BUT PROBABLY DISSIPATES BY DINNERTIME. WE DO HAVE A LITTLE VIRGA POTENTIAL THERE FOR THE SOUTHEAST, EVAPORATING RAIN WITH WIND GUSTS. LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES STILL UP IN THE 80S TODAY AROUND ROSWELL, CARLSBAD AND HOBBS. COMPARE THAT WITH THE 59 THIS AFTERNOON FOR HIGH IN FARMINGTON AND ONLY 56 IN GALLUP. WIND GUSTS 25 TO 35. COMMON UP AND DOWN EASTERN NEW MEXICO, WHERE WE’VE GOT THE RED SHADES. PEAK WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS STRONG AS 50MPH. AND THAT’S WHY WE’VE GOT THOSE WIND ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR ALL THESE AREAS SHADED IN BLUE. THAT INCLUDES YOU AND RUIDOSO, MORIARTY, VEGAS, RATON, SANTA ROSA POINTS EAST AND WEST TEXAS. ALSO AROUND THE CARLSBAD AREA, EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NEW MEXICO. THAT’S WHERE WE’VE GOT THOSE CRITICALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ON THE HIGH TERRAIN HERE OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. AND ALSO UP AROUND THE TWO MOUNTAINS FOR CHAMA. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT’S SOUTHERN COLORADO. NOT MUCH OF THAT SNOW GETS INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DECREASING CLOUDS. TONIGHT. IT’S GOING TO BE 20S AND 30S ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. ALBUQUERQUE DROPPING TO ABOUT 40 DEGREES. THIS IS ENOUGH FOR A FREEZE WATCH AROUND CORTEZ. AND IF YOU’VE ALREADY STARTED THE GARDEN, A LITTLE TOO EARLY FOR THAT, BUT YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO COVER THE PLANTS. IF YOU HAVE POTTED PLANTS OUTDOORS, BRING THEM BACK IN WEDNESDAY AFTER THE CHILLY MORNING. THE AFTERNOON HAS US IN THE 60S AND 70S TO AROUND 80 AGAIN FOR ROSWELL. SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND LOOK AT OUR FORECAST WIND GUSTS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THEY’RE NOT CALM, BUT THEY’RE IN THE TEENS TO ABOUT 20 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PROBABLY GOING TO BE OUR LIGHTEST ONE DAY GOING FORWARD FOR QUITE SOME TIME. LET’S TAKE A PEEK AT THE FORECAST HERE FOR NORTHWEST MEXICO. FOUR CORNERS AREA. STILL EYEING UP PRETTY GOOD CHANCES AT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THIS MORNING AND MIDDAY BEFORE THE SHOWERS DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. WE’RE ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S TO WEATHER IMPACT DAY WITH THOSE HIGH MORNING PRECIP CHANCES. WEDNESDAY. DRY THURSDAY CLOUDS INCREASE AND THEN WE GET WIND WATCH FRIDAY. THAT’S A HIGH OF 53 FRIDAY WITH THOSE STRONG WINDS. AND SATURDAY MORNING HAS US AT 24 BEFORE. WE’VE GOT A WEEKEND TEMPERATURE REBOUND. SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO 64. SILVER CITY MID 70S OFF THE MOUNTAINS. COUPLE WARMER TOMORROW COUPLE WARMER AGAIN. THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS DO ROLL THROUGH ON FRIDAY. WE DON’T TOUCH FREEZING SATURDAY MORNING IN SILVER CITY, BUT WE ARE DOWN AT 37. BEFORE YOU CAN SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES BOUNCE UP NICELY EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO 73. ALAMOGORDO STILL 80 PLUS ROSWELL TO CARLSBAD. AND WE’LL KEEP THOSE HIGHS AT 80 OR ABOVE GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STRONG WINDS FRIDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT. BUT WE’RE AT 43 SATURDAY MORNING, NOWHERE CLOSE TO A FREEZE ABOUT 70 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEN WE’VE GOT THUNDERSHOWER CHANCES EARLY NEXT WEEK. HERE’S NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO, BATTERED BY STRONG WINDS TODAY AND FIRE DANGER CONCERNS. IT’S GOING TO BE KIND OF A ROUGH DAY OUT THERE, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S MUCH LESS WIND. TOMORROW, THURSDAY, CLOUDS START TO BUILD. WE’VE GOT MORE STRONG WINDS COMING THROUGH ON FRIDAY. THAT’S A COLD FRONT THAT HAS US AT 23 SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 50S. SUNDAY. MONDAY. MILDER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. IT’S TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND 60S THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR TEMPERATURES TOMORROW. WE DO SPIKE UP AT 70 THURSDAY BEFORE FRIDAY’S COLD FRONT CRANKS UP THAT WIND. WE ARE WAY BELOW FREEZING SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THE 20S. BUT THE 60S AND 70S ARE BACK FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO. SHOULD WE GO FOR A HIGH RIGHT AROUND 70 TODAY? IT WILL BE WINDY THIS AFTERNOON, MAYBE A LITTLE WINDIER THAN YESTERDAY. A LIGHTER WIND DAY TO LOOK FORWARD TO TOMORROW. THAT’S THE ONLY ONE FOR A WHILE. THURSDAY WINDS INCREASE FOR THE AFTERNOON. THAT’S THE WARMEST DAY. PROBABLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL THOUGH. FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS BLOWING DUST. SATURDAY MORNING SUNPORT AT 33. I WOULD EXPECT A FREEZE, CERTAINLY IN THE RIVER VALLEY COMMUNIT
Rain and snow showers continue in the Four Corners area as wind blasts eastern New Mexico
Wind Advisories, a High Wind Warning and Red Flag Warnings for fire danger for much of the east today
Updated: 5:28 AM MDT Apr 14, 2026
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There are some rain and thundershowers and also some mountain snow showers going across far northern New Mexico and also in the Four Corners area this morning, and those showers will linger into the afternoon before dissipating later in the day. As this weather system continues to move through expect it to be windy with gusts 25-35 mph common, and for parts of eastern and northeast New Mexico wind advisories have been issued for peak gusts to 50 mph. Those winds paired with dry and unstable conditions will have fire weather warnings in effect again this afternoon for all of east-central and northeast New Mexico.Skies should clear out tonight and it will be colder waking up Wednesday morning, some spots north and west of Albuquerque and around the Four Corners area will even drop below freezing. On Wednesday afternoon we expect sunshine and mild temperatures, and this will also be paired with much lighter wind speeds, in fact Wednesday will probably be the lightest wind day of the next several. Thursday will be dry and warmer, but winds will be increasing again during the afternoon as another cold front approaches.That cold front swings through on Friday, and we will likely see very strong winds and blowing dust conditions on Friday as wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range will be common. Then on Friday night and Saturday morning expect it to turn much colder with Saturday morning temperatures here in the Albuquerque metro dropping into the upper 20s and lower 30s – so I hope you have not started your garden yet – because a freeze is certainly possible around all of the metro and likely for the river valley communities. After Saturday morning’s cold start, temperatures should rebound nicely through the rest of the weekend.
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There are some rain and thundershowers and also some mountain snow showers going across far northern New Mexico and also in the Four Corners area this morning, and those showers will linger into the afternoon before dissipating later in the day. As this weather system continues to move through expect it to be windy with gusts 25-35 mph common, and for parts of eastern and northeast New Mexico wind advisories have been issued for peak gusts to 50 mph. Those winds paired with dry and unstable conditions will have fire weather warnings in effect again this afternoon for all of east-central and northeast New Mexico.
Skies should clear out tonight and it will be colder waking up Wednesday morning, some spots north and west of Albuquerque and around the Four Corners area will even drop below freezing. On Wednesday afternoon we expect sunshine and mild temperatures, and this will also be paired with much lighter wind speeds, in fact Wednesday will probably be the lightest wind day of the next several. Thursday will be dry and warmer, but winds will be increasing again during the afternoon as another cold front approaches.
That cold front swings through on Friday, and we will likely see very strong winds and blowing dust conditions on Friday as wind gusts in the 40-50 mph range will be common. Then on Friday night and Saturday morning expect it to turn much colder with Saturday morning temperatures here in the Albuquerque metro dropping into the upper 20s and lower 30s – so I hope you have not started your garden yet – because a freeze is certainly possible around all of the metro and likely for the river valley communities. After Saturday morning’s cold start, temperatures should rebound nicely through the rest of the weekend.
