New Mexico
Arctic air sends temperatures plummeting across New Mexico
The first surge of Arctic air moved into New Mexico Saturday night and will continue to drop temperatures statewide going into the week.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The first surge of Arctic air over northeast New Mexico Saturday will shift south into all of eastern New Mexico overnight. Light snow over parts of eastern New Mexico dissipated, however clouds persisted along the central mountain chain through Sunday morning.
Weather conditions will improve Sunday with lighter winds, but it will stay cold areawide. High temperatures over eastern New Mexico will be up to 25 degrees below normal.
Another cold night is on tap Sunday night. A stronger surge of Arctic air will move into eastern New Mexico Monday with dangerously cold wind chills through Monday night.
An area of light snow is also expected to develop over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains Monday afternoon, and then move south through eastern New Mexico Monday night. Even light snow amounts may lead to slick travel given the temperatures will be falling below zero over much of eastern New Mexico.
Gradual clearing is likely Tuesday but cold weather will continue. Several more cold fronts are expected to slide into eastern New Mexico next week, which will keep temperatures below normal all week.
Meteorologist Brandon Richards has your full forecast in the video above.