A big surge of moisture has begun to move into New Mexico today. This will work as fuel for more showers and storms to develop afternoon. With even more moisture in the atmosphere to work with, storms will be capable of even heavier rainfall. Because of this, burn scar flash flooding is likely over the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon and Ruidoso wildfire burn scar areas by the afternoon. A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for the Salt Fire Burn Scar area through this evening. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible across the rest of the state as well.
A few showers will stick around tonight and into Thursday morning. Even more moisture moves into the state Thursday morning, along with an upper level wave that will pass across the state, will cause even more showers and storms Thursday afternoon. The threat for the heaviest rain will be in the northern half of the state.
We get a brief break from the rain across almost all of New Mexico on Friday. Another surge of moisture will move in this weekend, bringing more scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across the state into early next week.
