Incredibly dry conditions coupled with breezy to windy westerlies and deep atmospheric mixing overlying very dry and receptive fuels will allow for rapid fire spread from any new spark.
Temperatures on Saturday will rise above normal in central to eastern New Mexico with moderate heat impacts forecast for much of the Rio Grande and Pecos valleys.
Temperatures on Sunday will remain above normal in central to eastern New Mexico with moderate heat impacts forecast for much of the Rio Grande and Pecos valleys.
Hot and mostly dry conditions prevail this weekend with just a few isolated, but strong thunderstorms in eastern NM Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms will increase early next week, but will still remain fairly sparse