A few spotty showers developed today across New Mexico. Dry, westerly winds return starting Wednesday bringing warmer weather into the end of the week.
Scattered showers and a couple thunderstorms returned to northern and western New Mexico, along with the Sacramento Mountains and southern Colorado. Most of these showers produced only light rain as they slowly drift to the south and southeast. The showers have mostly ended tonight. Drier air will begin moving in from the west on Wednesday, bringing drier weather to the western half of the state, with isolated showers and storms in northern and northeastern New Mexico, along with Sacramento Mountains and southern Colorado again. Temperatures will again be a degree or two warmer Wednesday afternoon.
Even drier air moves into New Mexico Thursday, with the return of a breezy southwest wind. Wind gusts will be anywhere from 20 to 40 mph, with the strongest winds around the Four Corners. This will also bring drier air to the entire state, with no chances for rain anywhere Thursday or Friday. For areas along and west of the Rio Grande, Thursday will be our hottest day this week, while areas east of the Rio Grande will see the hottest weather on Friday.
There is still some uncertainty in terms of this weekend’s forecast. Forecast models are in fairly good agreement that some tropical moisture will move into New Mexico starting Saturday, but the uncertainty is how far north and just how much moisture will move in. Best case scenario, scattered storms will return to southern and western parts of the state Saturday afternoon with more widespread storms all across New Mexico Sunday through early next week. Temperatures will also be cooler. On the drier side, only isolated storms may be possible across the state Sunday through Monday, with most areas staying dry.