Very strong northwest winds produce blowing dust in many lower elevation locations. The worst blowing dust is likely to produce near zero visibility at times in the Roswell area making driving dangerous this morning through early afernoon. Wind speeds will weaken during late afternoon, so if possible delay travel until then.
Strong to damaging wind gusts are likely across much of the area again today, with the strongest winds during the late morning and early afternoon hours over central to eastern New Mexico. Crosswinds will make driving dangerous for high-profile vehicles and blowing dust may limit visibility at times, particularly in the Roswell area.
Strong wind speeds will continue today, leading to areas of blowing dust and damage to trees, utility poles, and vulnerable structures. In far northeastern New Mexico, the combination of snowfall with strong gusts will lead to areas of blowing snow, creating hazardous driving conditions.
Strong winds will redevelop on Thursday and humidities will plummet near and below 15 percent along and east of I-25 with a greater than 50 percent chance of critical fire weather conditions from 12 PM until 7 PM MST.
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