New Daily Record High Temps Tue/Wed?

Record High Temps For Tue Dec 14th-

Location	Record	Date	Normal High/Low
Roswell Climate	73	1996	56/25
Artesia Climate	78	1995	57/22
Carlsbad Climate	78	1995+	59/29
Carlsbad Airport	80	1995+	58/29
Hobbs Climate	78	1937	58/30
Tatum Climate	78	1948	55/24
Pine Springs Climate	68	1996	53/31
Capitan Climate	64	1995	50/22
Ruidoso Climate	70	1946	50/20
Elk Climate	71	1897	53/21
Cloudcroft Climate	55	2006	43/18

Record High Temps For Wed Dec 15th-

Location	Record	Date	Normal High/Low
Roswell Climate	77	1977	56/25
Artesia Climate	78	1946	57/21
Carlsbad Climate	84	1908	59/28
Carlsbad Airport	78	1977+	58/29
Hobbs Climate	76	1946+	58/30
Tatum Climate	75	1929	55/24
Pine Springs Climate	68	1995	53/30
Capitan Climate	64	1977	50/22
Ruidoso Climate	68	1946	50/19
Elk Climate	78	1969+	53/21
Cloudcroft Climate	50	2006	43/17

Red Flag Warnings Now In Effect For SE NM & W TX!

As of 3 PM MST today, I have recorded a high temp here at my home in Carlsbad, NM of 75, this is some sixteen degrees above normal. National Weather Service forecasts are calling for high temps on Tue & Wed in the low-mid 80's, which will be some 20-25 degrees above normal.

As the flow aloft over New Mexico becomes more zonal over the next couple of days, the surface pressure gradient will tighten up. This will cause dry downslopping southwesterly-westerly winds to increase over the area, especially on Wednesday. These winds may approach High Wind Warning Criteria speeds across the Guadalupe Mountains, and possibly the E/SE Plains on Wednesday.

The fire danger will increase across the area with Critically Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions developing. Please avoid any type of outdoor activity that involves the use of sparks or flame.

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A short wave trough of low pressure will zip by across Northern New Mexico Thursday and Friday. A Pacific Cold Front will sweep across the state on Thursday which will knock our daytime high temps back down to near normal values Thursday and Friday.

The latest runs of the NAM/WRF computer forecast models, are indicating that this next upper level storm may drop further south than is being forecast by the earlier runs. If this pans out, there is the possibility that a few light rain showers could dot the landscape Thursday and Friday, with a few light snow showers across the higher elevations of the Sacramento and Capitan mountains.

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