Near record heat across New Mexico today

Temperatures reached near-record levels across New Mexico Monday afternoon. More active weather returns later this week. Tuesday afternoon is one of the warmest days so far this year across New Mexico, with many areas climbing into the 80s and 90s. A weak backdoor front in northeast New Mexico is keeping temperatures a few degrees cooler there, and its trying to produce some isolated showers along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Clouds will clear out tonight with another round of very mild temperatures to start the day Wednesday.

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