Much drier breezy weather around New Mexico
Sep 18, 2024
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Clearer skies, lighter winds, and drier air for the western three-fourths of the region has allowed for radiational cooling to take place, and despite the damp start around the Pecos River Valley, more-stable air aloft will lead to almost all areas being rain-free today. While patchy fog is possible in southeast New Mexico throughout the early morning with temperatures in the 60s and low 70s, dew-points have dropped elsewhere with near-freezing temperatures in the high elevations, while mostly everywhere else is ranging from the upper 30s to the low 60s.
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Conditions will warm up though as temperatures will rise across the region from the morning school commute into the 60s, 70s, 80s, and low-to-mid 90s by the afternoon. Much less moisture in the air will to lead to cloud-free skies for many with only a few showers possible around the southeastern areas of the Land of Enchantment.
Stronger southwesterly upper-level winds have ushered in the clearer weather in New Mexico, allowing for the moisture to shift northeast of the region for the short term. Near-to-eventually above-normal high temperatures will ensue, but near-to-slightly below-normal low temperatures are still likely to occur.