Another high wind event is forecast today. Blowing dust will be most impactful across eastern areas, while snow squalls along a cold front reduce visibility and produce locally slick roads across northwest and west central areas.
Snow squals may rapidly lower visbilities due to heavy blowing snow, creating very dangerous diving conditions. If possible avoid driving in a snow squall. If caught in a squall, slow down and pull off to the side of the road.
Strong to damaging spring-like winds continue over northern and central New Mexico Wednesday with breezy to windy conditions persisting in several areas again on Thursday. Hazardous crosswinds will impact area roads, especially along north-to-south routes with areas of blowing dust also reducing visibility.
A second disturbance will bring another period of snow and blowing snow to the higher terrain of northern and western NM late Wednesday into early Thursday. Higher snow accumulations are expected along the west-facing slopes of the northern mountains. Strong winds will also result in blowing snow and periods of potential whiteout conditions in the mountains.
Probabilities of snowfall exceeding 2 inches of snowfall through early Friday morning have trended up slightly for the northern mountains and areas along and west of the Continental Divide. There will be two periods of snow with the 1st period being Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning and the 2nd period being Friday morning.
Several days of dry and windy conditions will result in favorable conditions for rapid fire spread across eastern and parts of central NM for the middle of this week. Please follow these fire safety tips to prevent a spark and cause an uncontrollable wildfire.
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