Temperatures will climb even hotter Wednesday afternoon with highs in the 90s and 100s. Storm chances also increase Wednesday, with heavier rainfall Thursday.
Today has been the driest day this week for most of New Mexico, however rain did fall in southern Colorado, along with northwestern and northern New Mexico. It is also even hotter out there today, with more areas climbing into the mid and upper 90s this afternoon. Better moisture will be drawn into New Mexico from the north Wednesday afternoon, bringing more scattered afternoon storms across northern New Mexico. Isolated storms will also be possible down to the Gila and Sacramento Mountains, with an isolated storm chance in the Metro Wednesday evening. Wednesday will also be the hottest day this week, with highs in the mid and upper 90s and triple-digits across the state.
A backdoor cold front will move into northeast New Mexico Thursday morning, increasing the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. This will cause more showers and thunderstorms to develop Thursday afternoon from the northern mountains into northeast New Mexico, where heavy rain and flash flooding may also be possible. Rain chances will also expand across more of the state Thursday. The front will cool temperatures off a few degrees heading into the end of the week. There will be another good chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms Friday, with the exception of south-central and southeastern New Mexico.
Drier air returns again this weekend, but isolated afternoon storms will continue mainly across northern and northwestern New Mexico, along with southern Colorado. A traditional monsoon patter will set up early next week though, bringing higher chances for afternoon storms again across western and central New Mexico.
