NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Snow is lightly falling in the Jemez Mountains to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the San Mateo Mountains, the Gila National Forest, and the Sierra Blanca Range, as well as light precipitation from the Mimbres Valley to the southern Rio Grande Valley, with light rain exiting Southeast New Mexico. Cold air is present, but it's once again not as cold as the morning before. Temperatures for most, but not all, are below freezing, with persistent westerly winds making it feel a bit colder, but temperatures will rise for one more day for most before our next wintry pattern changes with stronger winds during the transition. Forecast Continues Below Investigation: How tipster claims APD DWI corruption scheme worked Community: BCSO launching its ‘Drone as First Responder Program’ Crime: Vehicle that fled from police in New Mexico found struck by train Don't Miss: How to glimpse a parade of planets in the January night sky Lower pressure aloft with more upper-level moisture, as well as different temperatures aloft from north to south, is leading to the gusty showers of precipitation this morning with more clouds, but skies are still mostly clear well to the north with still bitterly cold air. Along with near-to-above-normal morning temperatures in the East Highlands through the East Plains to the Pecos River Valley, contrasting with the near-to-slightly-below-normal morning temperatures elsewhere, everywhere else is slightly starting off milder than yesterday with the westerly winds down the east slopes of the mountains, mixing the air around while the air descends, creating that warmer effect, as well as more clouds absorbing more of yesterdays' warmth in the form infrared radiation from escaping into space. Air temperatures have been as low as on either side of zero degrees in parts of the San Luis Valley, but most areas are starting in the teens, 20s, 30s, and low 40s. Skies will eventually mostly clear out from clouds, as well as precipitation will dissipate mostly in the afternoon at the cost of lower humidity with the stronger westerly winds, potentially damaging along the east-sloped areas south of I-40, sparking the potential for fires with blowing snow in the mountains likely as well as more-widespread blowing dust. From the morning school commute throughout the afternoon, temperatures will reach into the high 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s from west-northwest to east-southeast from high to low elevation. Wintry weather in the form of snow will then develop overnight in the far-Northeast Highlands, signaling gusty cold front number one moving through the eastern majority of the region later tomorrow, before another reinforcing shot of colder air arrives early next week with little snow, but with even lower air temperatures, the coldest of the season for some northeastern areas, with northerly winds resulting in life-threatening winds chills for many northern-mountain community areas from the San Juan Mountains to the east especially.