Weather
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
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-
Central Tularosa Basin-
New Mexico Fire Weather Zone 111
Southwest Deserts And Lowlands/las Cruces Blm/glz-
New Mexico Fire Weather Zone 112
South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley/blm/glz-
New Mexico Fire Weather Zone 113
Capitan And Sacramento Mountains/lincoln Nf/lnz-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
120 PM MST Tue Mar 5 2019
Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard, Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento
555 AM MST Sat Mar 2 2019
ROAD ADVISORY
Severe Driving Conditions in Lordsburg to Silver City
NM 90 from mile post 0 to 31 is closed due to impassable roadway conditions. Please drive with caution, reduce speed and obey all posted traffic signs. Crews will continue to monitor roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
ROAD ADVISORY:
FAIR DRIVING CONDITION
Grant County roads are lightly snow covered and may be icy in spots. Crews are out placing salt and cinders. The NMDOT will continue to monitor the roadway.
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Including the cities of Lordsburg, Antelope Wells, Animas,
and Hachita
230 PM MST Thu Feb 21 2019
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions,
including during the evening commute on Friday. Total snow
accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with localized amounts up to 4
inches, are expected.
NM 152 CLOSURE
Black Range
(MP 21 to 39)
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has posted an alert for NM 152:
Starting Thursday February 21, 2019 at 1:00 pm the NMDOT will be CLOSING the gates on NM 152 (Black Range) from milepost 21 (approximately 5 miles east of San Lorenzo) to milepost 39 (Kingston) due to expected winter weather conditions making the roadway impassable. The roadway and gates will continue to be monitored; expected reopening on Monday March 4, 2019 or sooner if storm does not produce what is expected.
For updated information go to: New Mexico Department of Transportation at www.nmroads.com.
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Cliff, Mule Creek, Silver City,
Lake Roberts, Mimbres, Hurley, and Hillsboro
257 AM MST Thu Feb 21
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Travel will be very difficult to impossible, including during the morning commute on Friday.
Total snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches are expected acrossmountain areas above 7000 feet with 6 to 12 inches over much of the lower elevations. Near blizzard conditions may exist over a few locations as winds will occasionally gust to around 40 mph.
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Cliff, Mule Creek, Silver City,
Lake Roberts, Mimbres, Hurley, and Hillsboro
1246 PM MST Wed Feb 20 2019
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Travel will be very difficult to
impossible, including during the morning commute on Friday. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches are expected over higher mountain areas above 7000 feet with 6 to 12 inches for areas between 5500 and 7000 feet. Up to 4 inches may fall across the lower elevations.