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Weather
- Category: Weather
High winds, severe fire conditions could prompt Public Safety Power Shutoff in parts of New Mexico Thursday
(Albuquerque, NM) – With sustained strong winds and low humidity in the forecast this week, PNM is reminding all of its customers to be prepared for possible weather-related power outages through Thursday.
The National Weather Service has Red Flag Warnings in several parts of the state due to increased wildfire risk. In response, PNM is changing settings on parts of its system to reduce the risk of power lines igniting a wildfire.
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .An upper level trough is expected to swing through the Four Corners on Thursday aligning the jet stream across much of New Mexico. This will develop a lee cyclone over Eastern Colorado while deep mixing taps into higher winds aloft. Windy to very windy conditions will combine with single-digit lowland minimum RH values with only the highest elevations seeing minimum RH values in the teens. When combined with very dry fuels, critical to possibly extreme fire weather conditions are expected for Thursday afternoon.
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
205 PM MDT Tue Apr 15 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
BREEZY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON THURSDAY... .An upper level trough is expected to swing through the Four Corners on Thursday aligning the jet stream across much of New Mexico. This will develop a lee cyclone over Eastern Colorado while deep mixing taps into higher winds aloft. Windy to very windy conditions will combine with single-digit lowland minimum RH values with only the highest elevations seeing minimum RH values in the teens. When combined with very dry fuels, critical to possibly extreme fire weather conditions are expected for Thursday afternoon.
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
- Category: Weather
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-West Slopes
Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains Above
7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-West Central Tularosa
Basin/White Sands-
Including the cities of Lake Roberts, Timberon, Sunspot,
Mescalero, White Sands National Park, Spaceport, Chaparral,
Apache Summit, Truth Or Consequences, Derry, Mountain Park,
Kingston, Mayhill, Sacramento, Pinon, Hillsboro, Cloudcroft,
White Sands Range Headquarters, and Winston
- Category: Weather
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
Weather Advisory exist throughout Hidalgo and Luna Counties, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .Upper level ridge will flatten on Saturday and Sunday as an upper level trough races across the Northern Rockies. As a result, the mid to upper level pressure gradient will tighten across the region, orientated from SW to NE inducing SWerly flow aloft. This will ultimately promote daily afternoon/evening occurrences of lee-side low development over the Front Range and sufficient surface troughing across New Mexico. Thus, increasing surface and low-level winds across the area. This coupled with very low Minimum RH values and dry fuels will promote Critical Fire Weather conditions this weekend.
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
347 AM MDT Fri Apr 11 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
BREEZY WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .Upper level ridge will flatten on Saturday and Sunday as an upper level trough races across the Northern Rockies. As a result, the mid to upper level pressure gradient will tighten across the region, orientated from SW to NE inducing SWerly flow aloft. This will ultimately promote daily afternoon/evening occurrences of lee-side low development over the Front Range and sufficient surface troughing across New Mexico. Thus, increasing surface and low-level winds across the area. This coupled with very low Minimum RH values and dry fuels will promote Critical Fire Weather conditions this weekend.
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
410 AM MDT Thu Apr 10 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
- Category: Weather
Removed from NM roads. Winds subsided.
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
Weather Advisory exist throughout Luna County, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
ROAD ADVISORY
Difficult Driving Conditions in the Deming Area
Difficult Driving Conditions exist throughout the Deming area. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility. Use caution.
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