New Mexico
Rain chances continue Tuesday as temperatures heat up across New Mexico
Grant’s Monday Night Forecast
Parts of New Mexico will see a chance for rain and thunderstorms through Tuesday before hotter and drier weather moves in. Temperatures will continue climbing, bringing some of the hottest weather so far this year.
Spotty showers and thunderstorms brought gusty winds, blowing dust, lightning, and brief downpours to parts of New Mexico Monday afternoon. Temperatures were also hot, with highs reaching the 80s, 90s, and triple digits. Spotty showers will continue moving north parts of New Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley overnight. A few showers could still be around Tuesday morning, including in the Albuquerque metro area.
Additional isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop Tuesday afternoon and drift north across the state. Storms will again be capable of gusty winds, blowing dust, lightning, and brief downpours. A few stronger storms may develop near Tucumcari and Clayton, where large hail will be possible. Windy conditions will keep the fire danger elevated around the Four Corners, while temperatures climb even higher than Monday.
Drier air moves in Wednesday, bringing an end to rain chances statewide and increasing fire danger across much of New Mexico. Temperatures will continue heating up, with more communities reaching the 90s and 100s. The heat sticks around Thursday, although winds will be lighter.
The pattern becomes more active again Friday as moisture returns to the state. High temperatures will remain very hot, but showers and thunderstorms will develop Friday afternoon along and east of the Rio Grande Valley. Hit-or-miss storms and hot temperatures are expected to continue through the weekend.
Grant’s Monday Night Forecast
Monsoon storms will return to parts of New Mexico every day this week, while hotter temperatures move in later in the week.
Thunderstorms developed across the mountains of New Mexico Monday afternoon. These storms slowly drifted south into the evening. Almost all of these showers and storms have ended now tonight. Another round of afternoon thunderstorms is expected Tuesday, developing first over the mountains before spreading into nearby valleys and lower elevations again. However, some storms around the Four Corners will be on the drier side, increasing the threat for lightning caused wildfires with little rainfall.
The monsoon high that has been bringing thunderstorms early this week will shift well west of New Mexico on Wednesday. This will bring hotter and slightly drier weather across the state. Even so, afternoon thunderstorms will still develop, especially over the mountains and across northeast New Mexico. Drier air will limit storm coverage Thursday and Friday across central, northern, and western New Mexico, while southern and eastern parts of the state continue to see the best chance for afternoon storms. Hotter weather will also return later this week, with triple-digit heat expanding to more locations, including the Albuquerque metro area Thursday and Friday.
The heat will continue into the weekend as the monsoon high strengthens and shifts back toward Utah and Colorado. That pattern will also bring higher monsoon moisture into New Mexico, bringing increasing chances for afternoon and evening thunderstorms statewide Saturday and Sunday.
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