A strong backdoor cold front will push into eastern NM later today before spilling through the central mountain chain tonight. There are good chances for wind gusts greater than 50mph, with some locations favored for higher gusts.
The first freeze of the season for northeast and east central portions of NM will likely come late Thursday night into Friday morning. A Freeze Watch is in effect.
Below normal temperatures for the rest of this week. Saturday morning will be the coldest morning with many locations observing their first freeze of the season. A more significant storm system may impact the region beginning Tuesday.