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Sept 29, 2021. Lakewood, NM. Another Smoky Sunset. Next Storm Already Impacting The Area. Surface Map Analysis. Surface Map Forecasts. Valid At Noon MDT Today. Valid At 6 PM MDT Today. Valid At 6 AM MDT Saturday. At sunrise this morning a backdoor cold front was easing into Southeastern New Mexico. As of 8:30 AM it had made it as far south as Artesia. The cold front is forecast to continue its slow progression southward and westward today into tonight. A cooler and much wetter airmass will overspread the state and local area today into Sunday with temperatures below seasonal averages to start October off.  Radar shows scattered to numerous rain showers and a few thunderstorms dotting the landscape this morning. This activity will increase in aerial coverage and intensity today and become more widespread this afternoon into Friday. Localized heavy rainfall and isolated localized flash flooding will also be possible in Southeastern New Mexico. Current model forecasts call for the hea...

RTMA Temperatures. At 10 AM MDT Wednesday, Sept 29, 2021. Surface Map Analysis. At 6 AM MDT Wednesday, Sept 29, 2021. Surface Map Forecast. Valid At 6 PM MDT Thursday, Sept 30, 2021. Looking at the surface maps a cold front stretched from near San Diego northeast to near Las Vegas to Cheyanne to southern Canada at 6 AM MDT this Wednesday morning. This front is forecast to move southward and eastward today into the weekend. Thursday will see the front work very slowly southward and westward into Southeastern New Mexico and the south-central mountains and southern New Mexico. It is forecast to stall out and or slow down by Friday night just south of the New Mexico border. GFS 500 MB (18,000') Analysis. Valid At 6 AM MDT Wednesday Morning. At sunrise, this morning a mid-level long-wave trough of low pressure stretched southeastward from the Gulf of Alaska into the Desert Southwest and the Baja Region. GFS 500 MB (18,000') Forecast. Valid At 6 AM MDT Friday, October 1, 2021. Foreca...