The Tusas Mountains are to be hit with between 5 and 10 inches of snow with its peaks getting up to 12 inches, forecasters say.
The National Weather Service (NWS) had winter weather warnings in place for 11 states early on Thursday, with up to 1 foot of snow forecast for some parts of the country. Snow can disrupt travel and lead to hazardous driving conditions. Winter storms can also trigger power outages.
Low pressure has made its way into northern New Mexico from the northern Rocky Mountains today. This low-pressure system brought round one of snow to New Mexico. Over the course of the day, the snowfall has moved across the northeastern corner of the sate and south towards Tucumcari and Clovis.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque issued an urgent extreme cold warning Monday (Jan. 20) to communities across most of New Mexico, including Taos County and North Central New Mexico.
In the Metro area, an extreme cold watch will be in effect from 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, until 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. Lows could range from 3 degrees in Los Lunas to 8 degrees at Albuquerque International Sunport. However, neither temperature would break any records, Hergert said.
It has been a warm and windy afternoon for New Mexico. The temperatures may be cooling off but the wind will be sticking around for tomorrow. Upper-level flow has been increasing over southeastern New Mexico this afternoon.
The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."
Throughout national forests across the U.S., year-round camping options are abundant, offering many amenities and accessibility options. Outwander used Forest Service data from the Department of Agriculture to identify New Mexico campgrounds in national forests available throughout the year,
A winter storm continues to move out of New Mexico. A warming trend started today that will bring a taste of spring by next week. Snow has continued to fall today in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and in northeastern parts of New Mexico as our latest winter storm is making its way out of
More than 17 million people from eastern Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley are facing severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. Dallas, Texas has already faced flooding.
The winter storm is hovering to the northeast of New Mexico this afternoon. After the storm moves out, much warmer temperatures will be moving in. Early this morning the winter storm continued to
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories will remain in effect through Thursday night in New Mexico.