Storms will return to parts of New Mexico again on Wednesday. Drier air will move in for the Fourth of July.
It was another active day of thunderstorms across New Mexico Tuesday. Most storms have tapered off this evening, but some spotty showers and thunderstorms will stick around through Wednesday morning for central, northern, and southeastern New Mexico. Another round of scattered storms will return again Wednesday afternoon, with drier air continuing to move into the northwest quarter of the state.
Drier air will move in nearly statewide for the Fourth of July. A couple isolated showers or storms may be possible in far southeast New Mexico, with an isolated storm also possible over the Sacramento Mountains. Temperatures will also be much hotter for the Fourth of July statewide.
A backdoor cold front will begin moving through northeast New Mexico Thursday evening, eventually spilling into the Rio Grande Valley Thursday night. This front will bring an increase in low level moisture, especially across eastern New Mexico. That will cause thunderstorms to develop Friday and Saturday afternoon along and east of the central mountain chain. Some of these storms will drop heavy rain over burn scar areas into the weekend.
Drier air will return again on Sunday, but a few scattered storms will still be possible. Rain chances will increase again though early next week as another backdoor cold front brings back more moisture across the state Sunday night.
