Showers and storms have spread across the state from west to east this morning, with scattered showers and storms across most of the state this afternoon. The rain and cloud cover will help to keep temperatures as much as 20° cooler this afternoon. A few rounds of isolated storms are likely in the Albuquerque Metro from early afternoon through tonight. Drier air moves in tonight from the west, but a few showers may linger in eastern New Mexico through early Saturday morning.
Temperatures rebound again this weekend, with the hottest day on Sunday. We won’t be breaking any record high temperatures, but it will again be a very hot and sunny afternoon. Winds will pick up on Monday across the state, with southwest gusts as high as 25 to 45 mph. Temperatures will cool off a couple degrees into the middle of next week, but it is still going to be hot. There are signs of a monsoon like pattern setting up late next week that could bring scattered showers and storms each afternoon starting next Thursday, but temperatures will stay hot.
