A moth feeds on a South African geranium near Santa Fe earlier this month. New Mexico will be hot and dry this week, and thunderstorms may occur in the far northeast of the state on Tuesday. (Eddie Moore / )
New Mexico’s cities and towns broke nearly 100 heat records in September, and the state is facing another week of hot and dry weather.
Daniel Porter, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, said high pressure systems have “dominated” the region with temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal.
On Monday, Albuquerque reached 90 degrees for the eighth day in a row.
“If we take the maximum and minimum temperature for every day so far and add everything together, we are currently the second warmest for the first half of September with an average temperature of 77.6 degrees,” said Porter.
A cool back door front will bring moisture to northeast New Mexico on Tuesday, said meteorologist Clay Anderson.
“This will be used as fuel for thunderstorms that will occur late in the day and in the evenings,” said Anderson.
Severe thunderstorms are possible in the far northeast of the state. Hail and strong winds can also occur.
A high of 91 degrees is expected in Albuquerque on Tuesday. The chance of rain is minimal for the metropolitan area throughout the week.
The sky should dissolve when forest fire smoke leaves the region.
Albuquerque could hit 90 degrees on Wednesday, 91 degrees on Thursday and 90 degrees on Friday.
A “notable” cold front could move into New Mexico early next week.
“We might actually start seeing some more seasonal temperatures,” said Anderson. “But until we get there, we should watch out for increasing winds over the weekend, especially on Sunday.”
Theresa Davis is a member of the Report for America Corps, a water and environmental researcher for the .
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