Tuesday morning is mild and partly sunny. Clouds are moving south/southeast across the state, and the sky will stay partly sunny all day. Temperatures will warm right back into the 80s, 90s and 100s this afternoon, with more near-record heat in the southeast plains. Winds will be breezier during the afternoon, with gusts up to 35 mph around the east slopes of the mountains. A few showers will be possible in the northern mountains this afternoon and evening.
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A weak cold front will move into eastern NM on Wednesday, cooling temperatures by only a few degrees. This will bring moisture into the state, and there will be a chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms in the northern, central and south-central mountains during the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will heat up even more through Thursday, with near-record daily high temperatures expected. Rain chances will increase Thursday through next week.
