NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Low pressure is making its way into northern New Mexico from the northern Rocky Mountains. This low-pressure system will be bringing round one of snow to New Mexico. The snowfall is slowly making its way into far northeast New Mexico. Over the course of the day, the snowfall will move south towards Tucumcari. Due to the expected snowfall, the National Weather Service has issued Winter Weather Alerts for northeast New Mexico through tonight. Strong wind gusts will also be present across the state this afternoon. 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 Along with the snowfall, the low pressure is also bringing arctic air into New Mexico. This air will bring a drop in temperatures on Sunday. Wind chill will cool temperatures off by another few degrees. Snowfall on Sunday will be much lighter than today. The light dusting is forecasted for northeast New Mexico. On Monday round two of snow will move into New Mexico. This final round has the potential of being more widespread than the snowfall expected for Saturday. Certain models are showing snowfall as far south as the Sacramento Mountains and as far east as the Albuquerque Metro. However, other models are keeping all the snowfall in northeast New Mexico. The forecast confidence for snow in central New Mexico is not incredibly high but there is still a chance. Monday also marks the second blast of arctic air into New Mexico. This air will be much colder than the first arctic blast expected on Saturday. The impact will be seen on Tuesday of next week. The entire state will start out well below freezing. Wind chill will have most of the state in the single digits. Come Tuesday afternoon the state will have warmed up slightly. However, wind chills will keep the state feeling well below freezing.