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Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Silver City, NM, the first designated Gateway City to the Continental Divide Trail, celebrated Continental Divide Trail Days, with vendors, local and from across the country, at Gough Park on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The day was blustery, a fairly typical April day in this part of the world, but the sky was overcast, not quite as usual.
Vendors ranged from food —the Silver City Kiwanis Club offered a pancake breakfast until the food ran out—to clothing and gear for hikers, from local purveyors to ones from out of town, as well as many informational booths about the trail, the forest, as well as the environment. One author selling her books is a recipient of a National Geographic award.
- Category: Weather
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-
Including the cities of Deming and Columbus
723 AM MDT Sun Apr 26 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with
gusts up to 55 mph expected. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust possible.
* WHERE...Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin.
- Category: Weather
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Dust Advisory for...
South central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
Western Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...
Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 430 PM MDT.
* At 1226 PM MDT, areas of blowing along I-10, including the
Lordsburg Playa.
HAZARD...Less than two miles visibility with strong winds up to 45
mph.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists via NMDot Road Cameras.
- Category: Weather
Severe Driving Conditions Hatch Hwy Area
Severe Driving Conditions, NM 26 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 0 to mile marker 10, 10 miles east of Deming. High Winds - High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility. Temporary lane closures in place. Law Enforcement officers have a rolling roadblock for the safety of the traveling public.
Difficult Driving Conditions NM 549 Old Las Cruces Hwy Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 549 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 9 to mile marker 10. High Winds - High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility. This roadway may have temporary lane closures in place as needed.
- Category: Front Page News
Hummingbird Fire activity prompts GO Evacuations for Willow Creek Subdivision
Acres: 2018
Start Date: 4/20/2026
Location: 15 Miles East of Glenwood, NM
Personnel: 174
Containment: 0 %
Cause: Lightning
Summary:
- Category: Weather
ROAD ADVISORY
Difficult Driving Conditions I-10 Lordsburg Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 3, (STEINS) to mile marker 15, (GARY). High Winds - High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility.
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