Dry, warmer weather, less windy for now
Nov 21, 2024
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Cold and dry air is once again the big weather story this morning in the Land of Enchantment, as well as the Four Corners, accompanied with mostly clear skies, as well as mostly calm winds, as morning low temperatures, despite being slightly higher than yesterday morning for most, are ranging from the single digit for a few of the northwestern communities to the 30s in southern areas.
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Afternoon temperatures will be on the rebound even more today. With mostly sunny skies throughout the day, despite some thin high-level passing clouds, temperatures will rise more than yesterday, close to normalcy, if not a little bit above normal, for this time of year. Winds are set to be mostly light throughout the day, but westerly winds in the East Plains, as well as the high mountains peaks, may still be just strong enough for some patchy blowing dust and patchy blowing snow with the still elevated fire risk because of the very low humidity regionwide.
From the morning school commute on into the afternoon, temperatures will mostly eventually reach into the 40s, 50s, 60s, and low 70s.
Temperatures will continue to rebound throughout the remainder of the workweek and into the weekend with drier air as winds will mostly be calmer in the short term before picking up a bit by the weekend as the Jet Stream to the north moves southward but remains mostly north of the region, ushering in some passing clouds with chilly rain showers in the northern-valley floors, as well as some mountain snow.