An even more active monsoon pattern develops this weekend across New Mexico. Storms will be capable of heavy rain and that will lead to flash flooding, especially over burn scar areas.
Storms have once again developed Friday afternoon across the higher elevations and mountains of northern, western, and southern New Mexico. These storms are drifting slowly to the south and southeast. Storms have been capable of heavy rain, with Flash Flood Warnings in effect today for burn scar areas in northern New Mexico. Storms will continue to move off the mountains through this evening, bringing more rain to the valleys and lower elevations. Again, storms could bring heavy rainfall to these areas through late tonight.
It will be a very active weekend of showers and storms across almost all of New Mexico. Storms will generally drift off to the south and southwest as they develop early in the afternoon. Colliding outflow boundaries later in the afternoon and evening will bring higher rain chances to lower elevations locations and valleys. Storms will be capable of very heavy rain. A Flood Watch is in effect for much of New Mexico this weekend as well. Burn scar flash flooding will be the biggest concern this weekend, but any strong thunderstorm could also drop heavy rain and cause flash flooding elsewhere.
Another active afternoon is likely on Monday as temperatures will be cooler across New Mexico. We will start to see some slightly drier air move in around the middle of next week, but thunderstorms will continue to develop each afternoon across parts of New Mexico.
