NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Warmer-than-normal conditions aloft continue across The Land of Enchantment as despite a few showers circulating around a Monsoon high pressure system in The Four Corners, everywhere else is starting off mostly clear from clouds. With the very calm winds and relatively dry air despite the higher humidity in the mountains with a few areas in the higher elevations starting off around the freezing mark, everywhere else is relatively mild with most ranging from the 40s to the lower 60s.
Despite the slight chill in the air to start, conditions will warm up to near-record to record criteria for many as temperatures will mostly rise across the region from the morning school commute into the upper 70s, 80s, and 90s by the afternoon. With just a little bit of moisture trapped beneath the high pressure, showers will be forming for most of the mountain ranges today, especially to the west, while mostly everywhere else will be mostly sunny. As the high pressure system strengthens though, that clockwise flow from the system will translate into the surface in the form of a weak cold front developing to the northeast late today.
Cooler conditions will ensue tomorrow and while some of The Western Mountains will still have a shot of rain tomorrow, dry air will be accompanied with the front, allowing for mostly clear skies with the drop in temperatures, despite remaining above-normal criteria for many tomorrow. Then, conditions will heat up once again later this week.
