Warming temperatures & less windy weather

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Calmer winds are back in the Land of Enchantment as with very clear skies and relatively dry air as well, temperatures are a bit lower than yesterday morning but still, a bit above normal for this time of the year. A few locations in the Northern Mountains are hovering at the freezing mark or even below that mark this morning, while everywhere else is starting off in the upper 30s, 40s, 50s, and low 60s.

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With a high pressure system to the west of the Four Corners trapping a little bit of moisture in the higher elevations, a few showers with rumbles of thunder are possible from the Western Mountains to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, but the sinking, stable air mass will still generally lead to very sunny skies, seasonably very warm air, and dry conditions elsewhere.

Near-record afternoon temperatures are once again possible for a few areas, as from the morning school commute on into the afternoon, temperatures will eventually reach into the high 60s, 70s, 80s, and low 90s.

As the high pressure continues to the west-northwest ahead, very clear skies with relatively chilly mornings and very warm afternoons will continue all the way through Balloon Fiesta Weekend with only a couple of very weak cold fronts ahead as rain will be hard to come by.

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