NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Warmer-than-normal conditions aloft continue across the Land of Enchantment, despite a few showers circulating around a Monsoon high-pressure system in the four corners. Everywhere else is starting off mostly clear of clouds. With very calm winds and relatively dry air, despite the higher humidity in the mountains, a few areas in the higher elevations are starting off around the freezing mark. Everywhere else is relatively mild with most places ranging from the 40s to the lower 60s.
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Despite the slight chill in the air to start, conditions will warm up to near-record criteria for many. Temperatures will mostly rise across the region from the morning school commute on, eventually reaching into the upper 70s, 80s, and 90s by the afternoon. With just a little bit of moisture trapped beneath the high pressure, showers will be forming for most of the mountain ranges today, especially to the west, while nearly everywhere else will be mostly sunny. As the high-pressure system strengthens, that clockwise flow from the system will translate into the surface in the form of a weak cold front developing to the northeast late today.
Cooler conditions will ensue tomorrow, and, while some of the western mountains will still have a shot of rain tomorrow, dry air will accompany the front, allowing for mostly clear skies with the drop in temperatures, despite remaining above-normal criteria for many tomorrow. Then, conditions will heat up once again later this week.