More afternoon rain, snow and storms around New Mexico
After a strong storm system impacted the state yesterday, more active weather is on the way today. This morning is a lot calmer than yesterday morning with just a few snow flurries across the highest elevations of the Gila and Northern Mountains. The Gila will see the most action this morning, before widespread low elevation rain showers/storms and high elevation snow develops early this afternoon. More hail, graupel, and lightning is likely this afternoon before drier air arrives overnight.
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The storm system will depart into Wednesday, bringing much drier and sunnier weather starting tomorrow. Temperatures will be a couple degrees warmer before westerly winds arrive into Thursday. Westerly winds will bring downslope warming to eastern and central New Mexico starting Thursday, with the warmest weather of the year so far likely arriving Friday.
Above average temperatures will start Friday and continue through the weekend. Breezes will begin to pick up Saturday, with windy weather arriving Sunday ahead of another storm that will bring more active weather into early next week. Enjoy the few days of warmer, spring-like weather later this week/weekend while they’re here!
