Byron Morton

Dry gusty winds and fire danger, teen cooler trend ahead for New Mexico following the weekend

Less wind and chances for thunders in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gusty winds will slowly let up over next few days as strong trough of low pressure pulls away from New Mexico.

Skip to content Storms favor eastern New Mexico through the end of the week. Storms East...Dry West Storms favor eastern New Mexico through the end of the week. Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Advertisement ✕ BARRELS ESCAPED BEFORE CREWS SHUT DOWN THE LEAK. RAIN WRAPPING UP. THIS IS VIDEO FROM RIO RANCHO. IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW. IT IS SO HEAVY. BYRON, YOU GOT ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE FUNNEL CLOUD? YEAH, THAT COULD HAVE SOME HAIL IN IT TOO. IT LOOKS LIKE IT, RIGHT. DEFINITELY COMING DOWN IN BUCKETS THERE. SO YEAH, THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF THAT FUNNEL CLOUD WE SHOWED YOU AT THE TOP OF THE NEWSCAST. COULD BE A LANDSPOUT TORNADO. IT'S HARD TO TELL IF IT'S ACTUALLY ON THE GROUND. THAT WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A TORNADO OR JUST A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS FROM DAVID RENNER. HE SAID HE WAS AT THE TRIANGLE GROCERY STORE IN THESE MOUNTAINS, LOOKING OFF TOWARD THE EAST. AND YOU DEFINITELY SEE THAT PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FUNNEL CLOUD. SO THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT A LANDSPOUT TORNADO IS. AND IT FORMS WHEN WE HAVE COLLIDING UPDRAFTS OR COLLIDING OUTFLOWS FROM THE DOWNDRAFTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. YOU HAVE SEVERAL SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AROUND, AND THOSE CREATE UPDRAFTS AND DOWNDRAFTS. AND AS THOSE DOWNDRAFTS COLLIDE, THEY CREATE SOME WIND. AND OF COURSE, THOSE WINDS CAN GET CAUGHT IN THE UPDRAFT OF ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM OR ANOTHER SHOWER. AND AS THAT GETS DRAWN UP INTO THAT UPDRAFT, IT ROTATES AND IT CAN CREATE A FUNNEL THAT LOOKS LIKE A TORNADO AND IT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE LIKE A TORNADO. IT JUST FORMS FROM THE GROUND UP RATHER THAN A TRADITIONAL TORNADO THAT FORMS FROM THE CLOUD DOWN TO THE GROUND. THIS IS A LOOP OF THE RADAR. AND YOU SEE THOSE SHOWERS THAT WERE PUSHING THROUGH THE EAST MOUNTAINS. OF COURSE, IT'S A DIFFUSED BECAUSE OF THE THE MOUNTAINS THAT CREATE THAT BLOCK, THE RADAR BEAM. BUT NONETHELESS, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THIS, THE TERRAIN OF THE MOUNTAINS CREATE SOME BASICALLY WHIRLWIND ENVIRONMENTS THAT WE COULD SEE SOME UPDRAFTS THAT FORM THOSE LANDSPOUT TORNADOES. SO IMPRESSIVE STUFF. PLEASE BE CAREFUL. IF YOU DO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME INTERIOR ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS. RAIN AND STORMS WIND DOWN THIS EVENING. BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN SHIFTS EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WARMER AND DRIER AS WE GET INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THOSE SHOWERS KIND OF DISSIPATING AROUND THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. STILL, MORIARTY, MCINTOSH. SEEING SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO, ALSO OUT TOWARD GLADSTONE MOSQUITO AND TUCUMCARI. SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL. WE HAD SOME SEVERE WEATHER EARLIER IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AROUND CARLSBAD. THAT HAS SINCE EXPIRED. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS FOR THAT PART OF THE STATE STILL, SOME THUNDERSTORMS THERE. BENEFICIAL RAIN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. MANY PARTS OF NEW MEXICO. YOU CAN SEE 40/400 OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL AT THE SUNPORT AND ALBUQUERQUE. AND WHERE YOU SEE THOSE YELLOWS AND ORANGES. NORTHEAST CHAVEZ COUNTY AND CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES COULD SEE UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THAT AREA OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, AND COOL TEMPERATURES, ONLY 59 DEGREES IN ALBUQUERQUE. WITH THAT RAIN COOLED AIR WINDS GUSTING TO 30MPH WITH A CANYON WIND RIGHT NOW. SO YOUR PLAN, IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT THIS EVENING, A LOW CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR STORM, QUITE QUIET DOWN OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S. BY TOMORROW MORNING, MOST OF THE ACTION BEGINS TO SHIFT INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SO AS YOU WAKE UP ON YOUR WEDNESDAY MORNING, RATON CLAYTON COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AROUND INTO TUCUMCARI AREA. AND DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. I THINK THAT BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WOULD HUG THE EASTERN PART OF NEW MEXICO. DRIER, CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY. STILL, THAT CHANCE OF STORMS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE ONCE AGAIN FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OFF TO THE EAST, AND FRIDAY, A SIMILAR SCENARIO WITH THAT BEST CHANCE OF STORMS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. THAT'S WHERE WE'LL SEE THE MOST RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FARMINGTON THE FOUR CORNERS. DURANGO. CHINLEY. GALLUP. GRANT'S GOT A QUIET STRETCH INTO THE FINAL WEEKEND OF MAY WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE. HIGHS IN THE 70S AND 80S SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. YOU SEE THE SUNSHINE TO T OR C, SILVER CITY LORDSBURG GETTING SOME BREEZES AT TIMES, BUT PLEASANT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S INTO THE WEEKEND WITH US. ALAMOGORDO, ROSWELL, CARLSBAD AND HOBBS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A STORM AROUND THURSDAY. BETTER CHANCE FOR FRIDAY. WE CLEARED OUT FOR THE WEEKEND. MORE STORMS COULD RETURN BY TUESDAY AND THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. THIS IS THE MOST FAVORED AREA FOR THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RATON, LAS VEGAS, MORIARTY AND SANTA ROSA. I THINK WE HAVE AN IMPACT DAY ON FRIDAY WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF STORMS AROUND. SOME COULD BE STRONG. AND THEN AGAIN, AS WE GET INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK, NORTHERN MOUNTAINS 76 IN TAOS, 82 ESPANOLA. A CHANCE OF A STORM, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THURSDAY FRIDAY FOR THE SANTA FE AREA. BEST CHANCE WOULD BE ON FRIDAY. DRIER FOR YOUR WEEKEND WITH 70S AND 80S FOR HIGHS AND RIGHT HERE IN THE METRO BERNALILLO, RIO RANCHO. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. IN THE LOW TO MID 80S, AND ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES OF STORMS ON THURSDAY. I THINK FOR SATURDA Updated: 8:14 PM MDT May 26, 2026 Storms East...Dry West Storms favor eastern New Mexico through the end of the week. Updated: 8:14 PM MDT May 26, 2026 Drier air pushing into western New Mexico with breezes will allow for warmer temperatures on Wednesday. Best storm chances will favor eastern New Mexico on Wednesday. Shower and storm chances continue to favor areas from the central mountain chain to the east through the end of the week. A ridge of high pressure builds in over the weekend, allowing for drier and warmer conditions for much of New Mexico. Another uptakes in shower and thunderstorms is expected with a new weather system next week. Infinite Scroll Enabled

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