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Dry Cold Front Arrives Wednesday Morning.

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Warm Today & Even Warmer Tomorrow. Oops, I corrected the header & arrival time of the cold front .  Mostly sunny skies and light winds are forecast for the local area today. Highs will mostly be in the upper 70's . Our afternoon highs will climb up into the mid-upper 80's tomorrow ahead of the approaching cold front . Cold Front Brings Cooler Weather. NWS HPC Forecast Position Of The Cold Front. Valid At 6 AM MDT Wed Nov 2, 2011. This next cold front is forecast to be dry as the upper-level storm associated with it moves across northern New Mexico. Strong gusty northerly winds will accompany the frontal passage Thursday morning. Areas of blowing dust may develop along and behind the cold front as it moves southward. NWS HPC Forecast Low Temps Thursday Morning. A cold morning is on tap for the local area Thursday morning. Low temperatures will likely range from the mid 20's in the Clovis and Portales areas,

Nothing Spooky About Our Halloween Weather.

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Beautiful Halloween Weather In The Pecos Valley. Today will be another absolutely gorgeous day weather-wise. Sunny skies are expected along with light winds and afternoon high temperatures in the upper 70's . By the time the sun sets, and the Trick-Or-Treaters are out and about, our local temperatures will be in the upper 60's to near 70 with light south to southeast winds. The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!

First Storm Of November Arrives Wednesday.

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Last Nights Midnight (06Z) GFS 500 MB Forecast. Valid At Noon On Wed Nov 2, 2011. Last Nights Midnight (06Z) GFS 500 MB Forecast. Valid At 6 PM MDT On Fri Nov 4, 2011. NWS HPC Surface Cold Front Position Forecast. Valid At 6 AM MDT Wed Nov 2, 2011. NWS HPC High Temperature Forecast. Valid For Thursday Nov 3, 2011. Two Storms Will Affect New Mexico This Week. A weak cold front has pushed south of the local area this morning. The airmass associated with it is dry. Today's highs will range from the upper 60's to the low 70's . High temperatures will be a little warmer than seasonal normal's going into the first part of the week. Highs will range from 75 - 80 Monday into Wednesday. Our first upper-level storm will arrive by Wednesday. It is currently forecast by the models to move across northern New Mexico. This northerly track should keep most of its moisture away from the local area. A cold front will drop southward into the local area Wednesday afternoon. This should k

Frost On The Pumpkin This Morning.

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Click On The Photos To Enlarge Them. Frost On Our Grass This Morning. Frost On Out Pumpkin & Grass This Morning. Jaycee Park In Artesia, NM Yesterday. First Frost/Freeze Of The Season. (Low Temperatures) Updated At 6:00 PM MDT. Chaves County- 8-Mile Draw Raws 30 Roswell Climate 31 Roswell Airport ASOS 32 10 ESE Hagerman 33 Dunken Raws 33 Eddy County- Hope Climate 32 Cottonwood 32 Alfadale - Atoka 32 Artesia Airport AWOS 32 Queen Raws 33 2.1 NNW Downtown Carlsbad 34 Carlsbad Airport ASOS 34 Carlsbad Climate 36 Caprock Raws 38 Carlsbad Caverns Climate 38 Bat Draw Raws - Carlsbad Caverns 41 Lea County- Crossroads 32 2 SW Tatum 32 Jal Climate 32 Willow Wells 33 Tatum Climate 34 Paduca Raws 34 East Hobbs 35 Hobbs Airport 36 Woody Farms - 11 N Hobbs 37 Culberson County- Dell City 32 Dog Canyon Climate 32 Pine Springs (GMN) 33 Pinery Raws 35 McKittrick Canyon Raws 35 Dog Canyon Raws 37 Bowl Raws 38 Temperature Data Is Courtesy Of- Midland NWS Climate Page Albuquerque NWS Climate Page

Chilly Fall Weather Yesterday In SE NM.

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Click On The Photos To Enlarge Them. I shot these yesterday morning in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Overcast skies with morning rain and snow showers  prevailed across SE NM.  Can you see the fog forming  on the river in pictures #3 & #4? Fall Was In The Air Yesterday. I love days like yesterday. The overcast skies, rain and snow showers, and brisk northerly winds along with high temperatures only in the 40's , was a welcome relief from this summers unrelenting heat. I built the seasons first fire in our fireplace and still have it going this morning. Today will be seasonably chilly with highs in the upper 50's to low 60's . A gorgeous weekend is in store for the local area with highs in the 70's . Overnight lows will continue to be in the 30's and 40's . Our next shot at inclement weather will arrive the middle of next week as another upper level storm and cold front bear down upon SE NM.  The Truth Is Stra

Snow Before Halloween.

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Click On The Photos To Enlarge Them. Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Cloudcroft, NM (8,861') At 7:35 AM MDT This Morning. Cloudcroft, NM (8,861') At 7:38 AM MDT This Morning. Please Visit These Links For Live Views Of Cloudcroft & Current Weather Conditions- Cloudcroft Webcam . Dry Canyon Webcam . Ruidoso, New Mexico. Ruidoso, NM (6,900') At 7:40 AM MDT This Morning. Please Visit These Links For Live Views Of Ruidoso, And Ski Apache, As Well As Current Weather Conditions. Ruidoso Web Cam . Ski Apache Web Page . Portales, New Mexico. Portales, NM At 7:45 & 8:30 AM MDT This Morning. Photos Are Courtesy Of Vincent Rodriquez Of Portales. Vincent's Web Page . Clovis, New Mexico. Clovis, NM This Morning. Courtesy Of Rooney/Moon Broadcasting In Clovis. Blog Updated At 3:35 PM MDT. Chaves & Lincoln County Snowfall Reports- NWS Albuquerque Public Information Statement (Courtesy Of NWS Albuquerque) 16 Miles SE

First Snow Of The Season.

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Click On The Images To Enlarge Them. "My SE NM Radar" Snapshot At 3:09 AM. Rain (Green) & Orange/Red T-Storms. Midland NWS Doppler Radar 3:09 AM MDT. "My SE NM Radar" Snapshot At 3:09 AM. Rain (Green) & Snow (White) Showers. Albuquerque NWS Doppler Radar At 3:09 AM MDT. "My SE NM Radar" Snapshot At 3:09 AM. Rain (Green) & Orange/Red T-Storms. Amarillo NWS Doppler Radar At 3:09 AM MDT. "My SE NM Radar" Snapshot At 3:09 AM. Rain (Green) & Snow (White) Showers. Amarillo NWS Doppler Radar At 3:08 AM MDT. "My SE NM Radar" Snapshot At 3:09 AM. Rain (Green) & Orange/Red T-Storms. Cannon AFB Doppler Radar At 3:08 AM MDT. "My SE NM Radar" Snapshot At 3:09 AM. Rain (Green) & Snow (White) Showers. Cannon AFB Doppler Radar At 3:08 AM MDT. "My SE NM Radar" Snapshot At 3:09 AM. Rain (Green) & Orange/Red T-Storms. El

Numerous T-Storms Tonight - Turning Colder.

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Outlook For SE NM & W TX. Outlook For SE NM & W TX Tonight. Late Tonight Across SE NM & W TX. Maps Are Courtesy Of The Midland NWS Office. New Mexico Today. Map Is Courtesy Of The Albuquerque NWS Office. South Plains Weather Tonight & Tomorrow. Map Is Courtesy Of The Lubbock NWS Office. GFS 500 MB Forecast At Noon Thu. Forecast Position Of The Cold Front At 6 PM MDT Today. GFS Temp Forecast At 6 AM MDT Thu. Turning Much Colder Tonight Along With T-Storms. Winter Storm & Freeze Warnings For Parts Of NM. A strong mid-upper level storm is now diving southeastward into southern California early this morning. This potent fall storm will move across Arizona and into New Mexico by late this afternoon. The models then drag it across southeastern New Mexico by noontime tomorrow. Heavy Snow In Parts Of Colorado. Heavy wet snow is falling across parts of northern and northeastern Colorado early this morning. As

Hot Today - Big Cool Down Thursday.

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Today's Outlook For SE NM & W TX. Map Is Courtesy Of The Midland NWS Office. New Mexico Today. Map Is Courtesy Of The Albuquerque NWS Office. Strong Cold Front Enters TX South Plains Wed. Map Is Courtesy Of The Lubbock NWS Office. Outlook For The TX/Ok Panhandles Wed Night. Map Is Courtesy Of The Amarillo, TX NWS Office. Heavy Snow To Bury Denver, Co Tonight Into Wed. Map Is Courtesy Of The Denver/Boulder, Co NWS Office. Note: This Blog Updated At 9:00 AM MDT. Hot Today Ahead Of The Cold Front. Special Weather Statement From NWS Albuquerque. Note: I sat down with Mike Jackson, who is the News Director for the KSVP/KTZA Radio Stations in Artesia, NM Monday morning, and we discussed the 2011 - 2012 Winter Outlook for SE NM. You can listed to that Podcast via this link- Winter Outlook . If you like temperatures in the low 90's then you are going to like today. Most of SE NM will see high temps in the upper 80's to the

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