Yesterday's winds have thankfully calmed down quite a bit. While the weather may be calmer, it is also much cooler. Incredibly strong wind gusts were seen across the entire state throughout the day yesterday. The Sierra Blanca Airport reported 73 mph wind gusts. The highest reported wind gusts i n New Mexico yesterday. The rest of the state saw a variety of valued ranging from 50-65 mph through the afternoon. Today, these winds are much calmer for most. The southwest could still see some gusty winds this afternoon. However, they are only expected to reach 50 mph this afternoon. The elevated winds could result in limited visibility through blowing dust and increased fire risk. The National Weather Service has issued several Blowing Dust Advisories and Red Flag Warnings for the southwest. These alerts will be in place until 6 p.m. Wednesday April 2nd. A spring storm system is set to move into the southwest tomorrow afternoon. This storm will be drawing up plenty of upper level moisture into New Mexico. This storm system will be bringing widespread rain and higher elevation snowfall to New Mexico. This precipitation will largely be rolling into the state Thursday evening. The widespread showers will be in place Friday through Saturday morning. ...read more read less