NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Nice to see some snow covering our northern mountains this afternoon. Many of our ski resorts report a few inches of snow from this storm. Closer to Chama fell about half a foot into the Tusas Mountains. All of that moisture is moving north-east quickly. Much drier air comes in from the west. This means that our wind speeds will continue to increase later in the afternoon as the jet stream cuts right through us. This easily creates gusts of 55-65 mph! This will lead to dangerous travel conditions, especially on motorways such as I-25. Take your time to travel tonight! Our winds will ease late tonight through Saturday as some arctic air enters the state.
Saturday morning lows will drop below zero for the north and below freezing for the rest of us. Saturday will be colder than average as we’ll be fighting for RGV in our lower 40s. But by Sunday all of this will be a thing of the past, as high pressure builds up in our northeast. This means more warm, sloping winds for eastern New Mexico under mostly sunny skies.
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