Heat sticks around through this weekend with spotty afternoon rain and storms. Temperatures cool off slightly early next week as rain chances continues.
More record and near-record heat returned to New Mexico Friday afternoon. Once again a few spotty showers and storms popped up over the mountains of western, northern, and central New Mexico. These storms brought some very light rain and gusty winds to the Albuquerque are and other parts of the state through this evening, but have all ended tonight. Cool overnight lows will return to western and northern New Mexico while the rest of the state will stay warm.
Record and near-record high temperatures are likely again Saturday afternoon, including in the Albuquerque Metro. Even drier air will move into the northern half of the state, pushing afternoon rain and storm chances into the southern and eastern halves of the state Saturday and Sunday. Again, not all of the rain will reach the ground and storms could bring a threat of gusty winds and lightning. Highs will be a few degrees cooler by Sunday afternoon…