NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Cooler weather has settled into New Mexico as the weekend begins after yesterday’s strong backdoor cold front rushed through the state. Temperatures have fallen in the 20s, 30s, and 40s throughout the Land of Enchantment. Today, mild high temperatures are forecasted across the state as temperatures warm into the lower 70s in Albuquerque. On Sunday, temperatures are forecasted to be even warmer and approach record or near-record territory for several locations. Albuquerque’s record high temperature tomorrow, for March 29, is 81 degrees which was previously set in 1943.
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Also, throughout this weekend, moisture is expected to stream into the state, bringing rain chances back into the forecast through next week. Dry air is forecasted near the ground on Sunday, which will bring the chance for dry thunderstorms in western New Mexico. Light rain to sprinkles are also possible tomorrow as moisture streams into the state. That moisture will linger through the middle of next week, bringing additional precipitation chances. Dry thunderstorms and light rain are also forecasted for Monday. A Pacific Cold Front will move in from the west, bringing another surge of moisture on Wednesday.
Winds are expected to pick up on Saturday once again in eastern New Mexico, where gusts may range from 20-35 mph or higher. Winds will be slightly breezy on Sunday throughout New Mexico before upper-level winds increase throughout the first half of the week. The aforementioned Pacific cold front will bring breezy to windy weather along with it before drier air moves into the Land of Enchantment on Thursday and Friday. Have a great weekend!…