NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Rain is falling across a few parts of the region this morning as The Monsoon pattern will continue in earnest ahead with some relief in the heat as well. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing not only flooding rainfall are likely for some ahead as rain activity start to re-ramp up late this morning, but also, some hail, erratic winds, and frequent lightning are likely ahead as a cluster of southward-moving non-severe storms is producing some of those effects in the far-northeastern plains of New Mexico. Meanwhile, showers are diminishing in Southeast New Mexico with a few isolated pockets of showers spread out across the region.
With the high pressure system drifting to the west-southwest and lower-level tropical moisture moving in from the south, clouds with rain activity will mostly continue to dampen temperatures each day through at least early next week.
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With rain-cooled air left behind from yesterday’s more widespread thunderstorm activity, temperatures are lower in the upper 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s for most with 70-degree temperatures being confined closer to The Mexico border. Dew-point temperatures are even higher this morning, indicative of the high relative humidity at the surface, with widespread dew-point readings in the high 40’s, 50’s, and lower 60’s. This moisture, combining with the still slightly above-normal high temperatures this afternoon in the 80’s and 90’s for most, will lead to more rain activity as flood watches are in effect through tomorrow morning for much of The Central Mountains. Storms will initially be slow-moving as they form later this morning around the burn scars of Santa Fe and Ruidoso, but then, a swath of faster-moving storms this afternoon will roar on through from the north into many parts of The Rio Grande Valley as the leftover rain activity will eventually make its way into The Pecos River Valley, as well as The Gila National Forest, later this evening.
Storms are still possible in Albuquerque today, but the flooding threat will be slightly lower in The Metro than yesterday. However, more rounds of rain are likely ahead as more unsettled weather aloft, combining with even more tropical moisture in the atmosphere, will lead to lower high temperatures by the weekend, also because of the increase in cloud cover.
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