NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Summer-like weather is certainly on its last legs as conditions will drastically change later this week, but before then, most will be rain-free and still warmer than normal.
While plenty of clouds with rain showers are present in The Northeast Highlands with even some wet snow mixing in along a few of the mountain summits from The Sangre de Cristo Mountains to The San Juan Mountains, elsewhere is starting off mostly clear from clouds with cool air. Along with the slight chill in the air to start across the region, mostly light winds are still in place with mostly dry air as temperatures are ranging from the upper 20s to the low 60s across New Mexico, mostly a bit above normal for this time of the year.
Meanwhile, in The Mountain West, a low pressure system is creeping closer from the southwest, which is drawing some moisture into the northern and western communities, which will allow for some passing showers with rumbles of today, but hardly any rain will fall elsewhere. For most, mostly sunny skies will ensue and as temperatures will rise, southwesterly winds will pick up a little bit. From the morning school commute on into the afternoon, temperatures will eventually reach into the 60s, 70s, 80s, and near 90 degrees for a few, still way above normal for this time of the year.
Mostly clear skies with relatively chilly mornings and seasonably warm afternoons will continue for the next couple of days before that low pressure from the west drifts to the southeast, inducing a backdoor gusty cold front late Tuesday into Wednesday as it moves by, allowing for more seasonable weather. Precipitation will mostly be confined to the mountains through the middle of the week, but as a trough of low pressure brings in Pacific moisture late this week, more-widespread showers with rumbles of thunder and mountain snow will be more likely, even in The Rio Grande Valley, as temperatures will drop a bit more with stronger southwesterly winds that are likely to blow some dust around in the south-central communities especially.
