Stormier weather ahead with dropping temperatures

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Quiet weather for most of today will soon become much more active from later today through most of the week as summer-like weather will transition into a taste of winter for some ahead.

While plenty of clouds with east-northeasterly-moving rain showers are present from the southwestern Rio Grande Valley through the Four Corners, elsewhere is starting off mostly clear from clouds with cool air. Along with the slight chill in the air to start across the region, mostly light winds are still in place for now with mostly dry air as temperatures are ranging from the upper 20s to the lower 60s across New Mexico, mostly a bit above normal for this time of the year.

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Meanwhile, in the Mountain West, a low pressure system is still creeping closer from the southwest, which is drawing some moisture into the northern and western communities, which will allow for some passing showers with rumbles of today, but hardly any rain will fall elsewhere. For most, mostly sunny skies will ensue and as temperatures will rise, southwesterly winds will initially pick up a bit. From the morning school commute on into the afternoon, temperatures will eventually reach into the 60s, 70s, 80s, and the low 90 degrees, still way above normal for this time of the year for most until later today.

As the low pressure from the west drifts to the southeast, a backdoor gusty cold front will arrive later today into tomorrow morning as the system moves by, allowing for more-seasonable weather. Precipitation will mostly be confined to the mountains through the middle of the week, but as a trough of low pressure brings in Pacific moisture later this week, more-widespread showers with rumbles of thunder and mountain snow will be more likely, even in the Rio Grande Valley, as temperatures will drop a bit more with stronger southwesterly winds that are likely to blow some dust around in the south-central communities especially with an elevated fire weather risk.

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