Mostly dry and warmer weather will continue across New Mexico through the middle of this week. A cold front will bring back chances for rain to more of the state starting Thursday.
Rain has been falling all day across parts of south and southeast New Mexico, but that rain has been ending tonight. That rain has been much needed though, as southeast New Mexico continues to be one of the driest spots in the state. The rain has kept temperatures much cooler than normal, with highs only in the low to mid 70s. Elsewhere across New Mexico, temperatures have been only a few degrees cooler than normal with sunny and mostly sunny skies.
Spotty showers will actually continue to stick around southeast New Mexico through Tuesday afternoon before clearing out Tuesday evening. Only a few other spotty showers will be possible across the northern mountains and southern Colorado, with the lower elevations staying dry. This will be the same story on Wednesday afternoon too as high temperatures will climb back to warmer than normal.
A backdoor front will move into New Mexico Wednesday night. This will increase the chance for rain for areas along and east of the Rio Grande Thursday afternoon. The front could bring 35 mph wind gusts into the Albuquerque Metro late Thursday afternoon as well. Isolated storm chances will stick around through the weekend with high temperatures hovering close to normal for the beginning of September.
