NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Many of us in Albuquerque are waking up to a rather unfamiliar sight. Light snow showers moved in late last night and through this morning, blanketing parts of the city and the metro area. Snowplows have been out early this morning, but with temperatures below freezing, icy spots may have formed. Snowfall, besides flurries, has moved out of Albuquerque, but snow is still falling in southeastern New Mexico. Moderate to possibly heavy snowfall is moving toward the Texas-New Mexico state line through Chaves, Lea, and Roosevelt counties. Moderate to heavy snowfall is also moving through the Sacramento Mountains this morning. Travel impacts are likely in this part of the state with snowy and icy roadways through this morning.
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As previously mentioned, it is quite frigid outside, with many parts of the state falling below freezing and further into the lower double digits. Wind chills are even colder with the “feels like temperature” falling to -8 in Calyton and Clovis. Today, decreasing cloud coverage will be on tap for most, with cold temperatures sticking around. By tomorrow morning, forecasted wind chills are forecasted to fall around zero and below. This morning and tomorrow morning will be some of the coldest air we have experienced this winter, so far, in New Mexico. A Cold Weather Advisory and Extreme Cold Warnings, from the National Weather Service, will be in place for the eastern half of the state for the dangerous cold, where wind chills could fall as low as -10 and -15.
Temperatures will rebound in parts of western, central, and northern New Mexico to be seasonable by Tuesday and Wednesday, while most eastern New Mexico remains below normal. After this weekend’s winter storm, New Mexico is trending dry this week. High temperatures in the Duke City are expected to rebound back into the 40s and 50s with sunshine and periodic cloud coverage…