Rain, snow and high winds across parts of New Mexico to start the weekend

A cold front moved across New Mexico last night bringing rain and snow to portions of the state. Light snowfall accumulations are possible in the Gallup area, with 1-8″ of snow possible in the San Juan Mountains. 1-3″ of snow will also be possible across the rest of the northern and western mountains throughout the day today.

Scattered rain and mountain snow showers will redevelop this afternoon in northern New Mexico with light accumulations. Winds and cooler temperatures will be the largest impact across the state today with highs more than 20° cooler than Friday. Westerly winds will gust from 30 to 70 mph along with low relative humidity percentages, causing a high fire danger throughout the day. Winds will finally begin to calm down tonight, but widespread freezing temperatures are likely by Sunday morning.

Breezy to windy weather will return to eastern New Mexico Sunday afternoon, but temperatures will begin a warming trend. Slight breezes will stick around into Monday as we start to see rain and snow chances return with another storm system moving into the state late evening and into Tuesday. The best chances for widespread rain and higher elevation snow will be on Tuesday. However, temperatures will get cold enough that parts of eastern and northern eastern New Mexico could see some accumulating snowfall. Drier air will begin returning along with warmer weather resulting in

Breezy to windy weather will return to eastern New Mexico Sunday afternoon, but temperatures will begin a warming trend. Some breezes will stick around into Monday as we start to see rain and snow chances return with another storm system moving into the state. The best chances for widespread rain and higher elevation snow will be on Tuesday. However, temperatures will get cold enough that parts of eastern and northern eastern New Mexico could see some accumulating snowfall. Isolated rain and snow showers may stick around parts of the state on Wednesday, but drier air will begin returning along with warmer weather resulting in much more spring-like weather late next week.