Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-
Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-
Central Grant County/Silver City Area-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-
East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-
Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the cities of Hurley, Faywood, Grant County Airport,
Lordsburg, Red Rock, Virden, Antelope Wells, Animas, Hachita,
Cloverdale, Deming, Columbus, Hillsboro, Winston,
Truth Or Consequences, Derry, Spaceport, Garfield, Hatch,
Radium Springs, Las Cruces, Vado, Sunland Park, Mescalero,
Timberon, Mountain Park, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Crow Flats,
Silver City, Mimbres, Fort Bayard, White Sands National Park,
Chaparral, White Sands Range Headquarters, Alamogordo, Tularosa,
Holloman AFB, Orogrande, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
Upper Valley, East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro, Fort Bliss,
Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat,
Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo,
and Indian Hot Springs
245 PM MST Mon Dec 9 2024
...Cold winter conditions expected over the next 24 to 48 hours...
A strong Pacific cold front will be moving out of the Four Corners
area and sweep south across the Borderland late tonight into
Tuesday morning. The frontal passage will produce gusty north
winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30-40 mph overnight through
the Sierra Lakes region/Luna and Dona Ana Counties, and also the
Tularosa Basin through El Paso County. Wind gusts will still be
brisk in other areas, but not quite as strong. The brisk winds
will create apparent temperatures of 5 to 15 degrees in the
mountains and 15 to 25 degrees across the lowlands by early
Tuesday morning.
While day time temperatures will reach the 40s and lower 50s in
the lowlands, the brisk winds will keep the apparent temperature
in mostly the 30s and lower 40s across the lowlands. Winds will
diminish later Tuesday afternoon, allowing airmass to chill to the
coldest temperatures of the season by Wednesday morning. Low
temperatures at this time are expected to be around 15 to 25
degrees lowlands and 10 to 20 degrees in the mountains. Apparent
temperatures both mornings will be quite similar, trading brisk
winds Tuesday for lower ambient temperatures Wednesday.
Wednesday will remain on the cool side before we begin a warmup
Thursday, and especially Friday into the weekend.
People are urged to protect outdoor equipment such as exposed
pipes, and also to protect/prepare pets for the cold weather.
