Winds die down tonight with a cold front moving through the state
The windier weather that has developed Wednesday afternoon will die down down overnight as a cold front moves across the state. Temperatures will be only slightly cooler for Thursday.
Higher winds have developed Wednesday afternoon across northern and eastern parts of New Mexico, where some wind gusts are over 40 mph at times. Temperatures are also very warm again across the state, if not even a couple degrees warmer today. The combination of winds, warm weather and dry air is creating a high fire danger in eastern New Mexico and the Upper Rio Grande Valley. Winds will die down overnight, but remain breezy even after sunset. A cold front will sweep across the state tonight, dropping high temperatures only slightly for Thursday afternoon with lighter winds in store.
A backdoor cold front will move through eastern New Mexico Thursday night. This front will bring in low clouds and even some drizzle to start the day before sunny skies return by the afternoon. The front will leave temperatures a couple degrees cooler on Friday across the east, while western New Mexico will start a warming trend. Winds will become breezy again Friday afternoon.
Breezy afternoon winds will continue through the weekend, with windier weather Sunday afternoon along with much warmer weather. Isolated, afternoon storms are possible across eastern New Mexico both Saturday and Sunday afternoon, with spotty showers into northeast and northern New Mexico. A couple strong to severe storms may even be possible near the Texas state line.
Gusty winds will develop Monday afternoon, with breezy to windy weather through the middle of next week. Temperatures will continue to hover near and above average with sunny and dry weather.
