The record warm start to March continues across New Mexico with Albuquerque seeing its earliest 80° day on record. Unseasonably warm weather continues this week with breezy winds.
May-like warmth continues across New Mexico to start the month of March. Many places are climbing back into the 70s and 80s today. Albuquerque officially saw its earliest 80° day on record, breaking the previous record by an entire week. The city also shattered a 122-year-old daily record high temperature. Breezy winds have developed statewide, but they will ease this evening.
A dry Pacific cold front will sweep across New Mexico tonight, bringing a slight cooldown Tuesday afternoon. Even with the dip, highs will still be 10° to 20° above normal for early March. Breezy conditions return Tuesday afternoon, especially across northeast and eastern New Mexico, where an elevated fire danger will develop…