Widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop across parts of New Mexico Friday afternoon. A Flood Watch is in effect for parts of the state Friday.
Storms have again developed Thursday afternoon in the same areas that saw storms develop on Wednesday. These storms are again drifting to the south. While storms are mostly over the mountains and higher elevations, some will bring rain to lower elevations as they move southward. Colliding outflow boundaries will again bring storm chances late this evening to valley locations, including the Albuquerque Metro. Unlike last night though, we will still hang onto spotty showers tonight across western New Mexico. Temperatures have also been hot again today, climbing higher than normal for most of the state.
A more active afternoon of monsoon storms is on the way Friday. Widespread showers and storms will develop across the western half of New Mexico, along with the northern mountains, central New Mexico and down to the Sacramento Mountains. There will be a high risk of burn scar flash flooding across burn scars in northern New Mexico. A Flood Watch goes into effect for prats of western, central, and northern New Mexico Friday, as storms could drop heavy rain and lead to flash flooding outside of the mountains and in more urban areas. Storms will begin tapering off around sunset Friday evening, with a few storms sticking around around afternoon.
Drier weather begins to move into the state this weekend. We will still see another active afternoon of storms on Saturday, but drier air will begin moving into western and northwestern New Mexico, while the northeastern part of the state has a better chance for rain. These storms will again taper off Saturday night, with another crop of afternoon storms on Sunday. However, Sunday will be significantly drier, with only a few storms in southwest New Mexico.
Storm chances remain low and isolated into early next week, but a few afternoon storms will still develop, especially in western New Mexico and across some mountain peaks of the central mountain chain. Temperatures will also be heating up next week, with highs in the 90s and triple-digits by Tuesday afternoon. A more traditional monsoon pattern will also start to set up by the middle of next week, bringing higher chances of afternoon storms.
