Gusty winds continue into the weekend
High winds continue to die down overnight. Gusty winds will stick around through Saturday.
Wind gusts over 60 mph were recorded in parts of southern New Mexico today. These winds brought areas of blowing dust into this evening. Scattered showers also developed Thursday afternoon, including thunderstorms around the Sandias today. Most of this rain evaporated before reaching the ground. The showers have ended tonight and the winds will continue to die down, but some areas will remain breezy.
Another windy afternoon is on the way Friday, but winds won’t be quite as strong as what we are experiencing today. The winds will once again bring a high fire danger though. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will also move into far northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado by Friday afternoon. This is a part of our next storm system moving through on Saturday.
High winds will return again Saturday afternoon, with gusts up to 55 mph across the southeast half of New Mexico. This will yet again bring a high fire danger and areas of blowing dust. However, this storm is also bringing better moisture. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move into the northwestern half of the state Friday night through Saturday night, with the best chances for rain in western and northern New Mexico. Light snow will even be possible above 9,000′. Elsewhere, thunderstorms will be possible Saturday afternoon, including the Albuquerque Metro. Temperatures will be cooler statewide Saturday.
Quieter weather returns Sunday with lighter winds and a warming trend starting. This warming trend will continue into the middle of next week, with light to calm afternoon winds. However, a stormier pattern may be setting up in eastern New Mexico late next week.
