NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Flooding thunderstorms in eastern New Mexico with breezy conditions in The Metro are the two main weather headlines this morning. Santa Rosa to near Tatum is dealing with wind-driven rain with pockets of hail, as well as frequent lightning. This is all courtesy of a moist back-door cold front that’s moving west through The Land of Enchantment as more rain with lower high temperatures will be the big story for many ahead.
Most are starting off in the 50’s, 60’s, and lower 70’s with more-humid air, but in The Four Corners, some are starting off in the 40’s with dry air. The western-third of the region will remain relatively dry today, but those easterly winds along the northern parts of The Rio Grande Valley, which are gusting between 40-60 miles-per hour this morning, will lead to the damper conditions spreading.
While mostly sunny skies will prevail from Albuquerque to the west throughout most of the day, most will experience below-normal high temperatures ranging from the upper 60’s in the northeastern mountains to around 100 degrees closer to the border to the southwest. Meanwhile, most will reach the upper 70’s, 80’s, and lower 90’s. More thunderstorms will form from The Sangre De Cristo Mountains to the eastern plains once again later this morning and into the afternoon with similar severe-weather-potential threats as right now. A few of the storms will likely go through The Sandias later this afternoon and near the urban areas of I-25 before dissipating overnight.
The Monsoonal-push of moisture will continue to spread west tomorrow as flash flooding will become more likely in the burn-scar areas.
