Thursday will be the hottest day this week for most of New Mexico. Afternoon thunderstorm chances develop late this week, with better chances starting Sunday.
It’s another hot day across New Mexico, with temperatures even hotter than Monday in parts of the state. Triple-digit heat returned to Roswell this afternoon as well. Northwest winds are breezier though, gusting as high as 35 mph at times. Winds will die down tonight, and the clouds that moved in overnight will be clearing out as well. A weak backdoor cold front will move into eastern New Mexico tonight. The front won’t bring a whole lot of relief temperature wise to eastern New Mexico Wednesday, but will cool high temperatures off a degree or too in the afternoon compared to today.
High pressure moves directly over New Mexico Thursday. This will make Thursday the hottest day of the week, and for many, the hottest day we’ve seen so far this year. The Albuquerque Metro will even climb up to around 100° Thursday afternoon. The heat will continue into Friday afternoon, but high temperatures will be a degree or two cooler as better moisture starts moving into the state and the high pressure system starts moving to the east.
A couple isolated storms will be possible in the Sacramento Mountains Wednesday afternoon. A few more afternoon storms will be likely in the mountains Thursday afternoon, but some of this rain will evaporate before reaching the ground. Afternoon rain and thunderstorm chances increase Friday afternoon across New Mexico. This will be the same story on Saturday. However, better moisture and better atmospheric lift, will bring more widespread showers and storms across the state Sunday and Monday. Drier weather will return by the middle of next week.
