Maybe A Storm In A Week - Then Again, Maybe Not.

Lenticular Clouds Or Mountain Wave Clouds.

Northwest Of Carlsbad On White Pine Rd Looking Southwest.

GFS Model Forecasts.

500 MB (18,000' MS) Forecast.

Valid At 5 AM MST Monday, February 12, 2018.

Precipitation Type Forecast

Storm Total Rainfall Forecast.

Valid At 5 AM MST Monday, February 12, 2018.

Storm Total Snowfall Forecast.

Valid At 5 AM MST Monday, February 12, 2018.

Valid At 5 AM MST Monday, February 12, 2018.

Canadian (GEM) Forecasts.

500 MB (18,000' MSL) Forecast.

Valid At 5 AM MST Monday, February 12, 2018.

Storm Total Snowfall Forecast.

Valid At 5 AM MST Monday, February 12, 2018.

European (ECMWF) Forecasts.

500 MB (18,000' MSL) Forecast.

Valid At 5 AM MST Monday, February 12, 2018.

Storm Total Snowfall Forecast.

Valid At 5 AM MST Monday, February 12, 2018.

Maybe a weekend storm and then again maybe not. Looking at the latest computer forecast model runs we see that the U.S. GFS and the Canadian GEM want to break down the massive ridge of high pressure along the Western U.S. Coast late this weekend into the first of next week. This would allow a potential winter storm to head towards the local area. But the European model wants no part of this. So since we are about a week away from any storm (maybe) impacting the area all we can do at this point is to speculate and hope. Its dry and getting drier!

On This Date In Weather History.

(February 5th).

Remembering The Feb 4-5, 1988 Snowstorm.

Local 2-Day Storm Total Snowfall Amounts.

Roswell 16.9"

Bitter Lakes Wildlife Refuge 16.0"

Tatum 14.0"

Elk 12.0"

Capitan 12.0"

Cloudcroft 10.5"

Ruidoso 10.1"

Hope 10.0"

Maljamar 9.4"

Picacho 9.0"

Lakewood 7.3" (Unofficial Measurement At Our Ranch/Farm)

Artesia 7.0"

Hobbs 6.5"

Carlsbad Caverns 5.0"

Alamogordo 4.8"

Carlsbad 3.5"

Carlsbad Airport 2.8"

The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction!