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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Cold This Morning.




New Mexico NWS MesoWest Reported Low Temperatures.
(This Tuesday Morning).




Cold This Morning.

Reported low temperatures across northern New Mexico this morning include -10º at the San Antonio Valles Caldera automated weather station, -3º at the USCRN Station also located in the Valles Calera, and -2º at the Angel Fire Airport.

Reported Local Low Temperatures.

13º at the Bell Canyon PWS northwest of Mayhill.
15º at the SD Ranch PWS southwest of Chippeway Park - south of Cloudcroft.
16º at the Walker Canyon Cabin PWS - NW of Mayhill.
16º at the Hay Canyon PWS west of Sacramento. 
16º at the Apache Summit PWS - East of Mescalero. 
17º at the Capitan PWS.
17º at the Mayhill PWS.
17º at the Ruidoso PWS.
18º at the Alto PWS
18º at the Mayhill Raws

25º at the Tatum PWS Station
26º at the Queen Raws.
26º at the Timberon PWS.

32º at the Roswell Airport
32º at the Hobbs Airport
34º at the Carlsbad Airport
34º at the Bat Draw Raws - Carlsbad Caverns Visitor Center.

There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Storm Summary - Sunday, March 19, 2023.

March 15, 2023.
Lubbock, Texas.
Altocumulus Standing Lenticular Clouds (ACSL).

Blog Updated At 6:42 PM MDT Sunday, March 19, 2023.

The Haves And The Have Nots.

Our series of winter storms over the past week have left behind some very impressive rainfall and snowfall totals. Especially for March which is normally is our driest month of the year. Many areas of the state picked up a quarter to a half of an inch of rain while the southeastern plains received zip, zada, nada! Snowfall totals across the northern mountains have exceeded 18" to 24" in a few spots in the Sangre de Cristo mountains.

Yet another winter storm will impact the state Monday through Wednesday with heavy northern mountain snows and moderate rains across portions of the state's valley locations. And then another colder storm Thursday with continued unsettled weather conditions into next weekend. Another high wind event looks likely across the Guadalupe, Sacramento, and Capitan mountains, and the southeastern plains Tuesday and Wednesday. Off and on periods of rain and snow returns once again in the forecasts for the Sacramento and Guadalupe mountains as well Monday through Thursday.

Some of the heavier storm totals include the following.

Sandia Park CoCoRaHS Station 0.5 Miles S 2.79"
Rowe CoCoRaHS Station 2.7 Miles NNW 2.53"
Cedar Crest CoCoRaHS Station 0.5 Miles NNW 2.34"

Cloudcroft CoCoRaHS Station 2.3 Miles S 1.42"
Cloudcroft CoCoRaHS Station 0.4 Miles ESE 1.34"
Alto CoCoRaHS Station 7.4 Miles W 1.34"
Smokey Bear Raws 1 Mile NW Of Ruidoso 1.20"

The Cloudcroft National Weather Service Climate Co-Op Station measured 6.1" of snowfall out of this latest series of storms bringing their seasonal to-date total to 63.2". Ski Apache picked up 12.0" over the past week bringing their seasonal total to around 80.0"

(As Of Saturday, March 18, 2023).




(As Of  9 AM MDT Saturday, March 18, 2023).


(As Of 6 AM MDT Saturday, March 18, 2023).





(As Of Saturday, March 18, 2023).


(Monday, March 13th - Friday, March 17th).



New Mexico 7-Day CoCoRaHS Rainfall Totals.





New Mexico CoCoRaHS 7-Day Snowfall Totals.





There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Winter Say's To Spring - Here Hold My Beer & Watch This!

Yucca Sunset.
March 12, 2023.
 Carlsbad, New Mexico.


Valid At 6 PM MDT Thursday Evening.


Valid Wednesday Through Next Monday.

NWS NBM Total Snowfall Forecast.

Valid Wednesday Through Next Monday.


Valid 6 AM MDT Wednesday Through 6 PM MDT Friday.


Valid 6 PM MDT Thursday Through 6 PM MDT Saturday.



Winter Say's To Spring - Here Hold My Beer & Watch This!

A parade of storms is forecast to impact the area Wednesday through the first of next week. A strong back door cold front will slide southward down the eastern plains and into Southeastern New Mexico Thursday afternoon bringing an end to our run of warm spring temps. A series upper level disturbances will cross the region during this time frame also. These will aide in producing rain and snow statewide. 

For a change I have some good news to report. Although Wednesday and Thursday will be windy and dusty in places overall the period Thursday through the first of next week stands a decent chance of being wet areawide. The Sacramento mountains look to pick up some decent snowfall totals by the first of next week. Rainfall totals across the Southeastern Plains could be as high as a half of an inch or more. Some areas of the state could see precipitation totals of half of an inch to over an inch, with over an inch in a few areas. If we keep this up we are headed for a wet and green spring instead of a dry and brown spring. 

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the northern mountains from Wednesday evening through late Thursday night. Snowfall totals of 8" to 12" with higher amounts above 10,000' are forecast. Additional moderate to heavy snowfall is forecast for these areas and other areas of the state Thursday night into the weekend. 

This is a first look at our upcoming weather changes so be prepared, and expect to see additional changes in our local forecasts over the next five or six days. 

Southeastern Plains Forecasts.

Wednesday:  Our first storm produces breezy to windy weather Wednesday into Thursday. Southwest winds will increase to sustained speeds of 15-25 mph with gusts near 30-40 mph. Our high temps will climb up close to 80º.

Thursday: Windy with patchy areas of blowing dust. Our afternoon highs will range from near 70º to the low 70's. West winds becoming sustained at around 20-30 mph with gusts to 40-50 mph. A few widely scattered light rain showers are also possible. 

Thursday Night: Scattered light rain showers and perhaps a few light snow showers will mix in with the rain showers. Our chances for measurable precipitation are 30%. Lows in the low 30's. 

Friday: Scattered light rain and light snow showers. Chances for measurable precipitation are 20%. Highs in the upper 40's to near 50º.

Saturday and Sunday: Scattered light rain and light snow showers. Chances for measurable precipitation are 20% to 30%. High temps will range from near 50º on Saturday to the mid-upper 40's on Sunday. 

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the Guadalupe mountains of Eddy and Culberson Counties Wednesday evening through Thursday evening. West winds will become sustained at 35-55 mph with gusts near 75  mph. 

At this time (Tuesday night) snowfall accumulations for the southeastern plains are forecast to be less than an inch Thursday into Friday morning. Accumulating snow is possible across the Southeastern Plains Saturday into Monday. It's possible that some areas could see 1" to 3".  Our overnight low temperatures will drop down to near or slightly below freezing Thursday night into the first of next week. 

Sacramento Mountains Forecasts.

Wednesday: Storm number one produces windy weather. Southwest winds will increase to sustained speeds of 25-40 mph with gusts near 50-70 mph. High temps in the Ruidoso area will climb up to near 60º. High temps in the Cloudcroft area will be near 50º.

Wednesday Night: Windy with west winds sustained at 30 to 35 mph with gusts near 50-60 mph. Ruidoso has a 50% chance for rain showers and a low in the upper 30's. Wednesday night. Cloudcroft has a 60% chance for rain and snow showers with a low near freezing. No significant accumulations of snow are forecast.

Thursday: Windy with west winds sustained at around 25-30 mph gusting to near 40 mph. The Ruidoso area has a 60% chance for rain showers and a high in the low-mid 50's. Cloudcroft has a 60% chance for rain and snow showers with a high in the low 40's. 

Thursday Night: Cold with scattered snow showers. Both Ruidoso and Cloudcroft have a 50% chance for snow with a low near 20º. West winds in Cloudcroft will gust up to near 40 mph. 

Friday: Scattered snow showers. The Ruidoso area has a 40% for snow showers with a high near 40º. Cloudcroft has a 50% chance for snow with a high near 30º. 

Saturday and Sunday: Snow showers likely in the Ruidoso and Cloudcroft areas. Chances for snow Saturday through Sunday are in the 50% to 70% range. Highs in the Ruidoso area Saturday will be near 40º and Sunday the low 40º. Highs in the Cloudcroft area Saturday will be near 30º and the low 30's on Sunday.   

Snowfall accumulations in the Ruidoso and Cloudcroft areas are forecast to be 1" to 3" Wednesday night through Friday. With the heaviest snowfall above 8,500'. Snowfall accumulations of Saturday into Sunday night are currently forecast to be in the 4" to 6" range. Additional snowfall is forecast the beginning of next week. 

There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Windy Today - Next Winter Storm End Of Next Week?


March 6, 2023.
Looking South From Seven Rivers, NM. 
Altocumulus Standing Lenticular Clouds (ACSL).


Warm & Windy Today.

Like a recurring bad dream our March winds are back. High Wind Warnings remain in effect until this evening for northeastern and eastern New Mexico. West winds sustained at 30-40 mph with gusts near 60 mph are forecast today. 

Wind Advisories remain in effect for much of the rest of the state including Chaves and Lincoln Counties. West winds sustained at 25-35 mph with gusts near 50 mph are forecast today.

Wind Advisories also remain in effect for Eddy, Lea, and Culberson Counties for west winds sustained at 25-35 mph with gusts near 55 mph. 

Wind Advisories also remain in effect for most of the southern half of New Mexico including the Tularosa Basin and the southern Sacramento mountains. West winds sustained at 25-35 mph with gusts to 50-55 mph are forecast. Locally higher across the higher ridge tops of the Sacramento mountains. 

Finally a High Wind Warning remains in effect for the Guadalupe mountains of Eddy and Culberson Counties including Guadalupe Pass until 10 AM MDT Sunday. West winds sustained at 40-55 mph with gusts to 80 mph are forecast.

Areas of patchy blowing dust are likely today especially over and near our more dust prone locations such as freshly plowed, cultivated, or exposed farmland, fields, lots, and highway construction sites. Watch for sudden drops in the visibility in these areas that may fall below 1/2 of a mile. 

High temperatures across the southeastern plains today will range from the low to mid 80's and the low to mid 70's on Sunday. A cold front will drop our highs down into the mid to upper 60's on Monday. 

The Ruidoso area will see highs today in the low 60's and near 60 on Sunday and the upper 50's Monday. The Cloudcroft area will see the low 50's today, the upper 40's on Sunday and Monday. 

Looking down the road to the end of next week the forecast models are hinting that winter may not be done with us yet. Another winter storm may impact the local area with mountain snows and maybe even light snow at the lower elevations. For those of you who are getting ready to plant your gardens a freeze looks possible the end of next week for many of us valley dwellers. 


Today.


Sunday.


Monday.



Valid Today Through 6 AM MDT Monday Morning.

NWS NDFD Total Snowfall Forecast.

Valid Today Through 6 AM MDT Monday Morning.

NWS Albuquerque Total Snowfall Forecast.


There Are None So Blind As Those Who "Will - Not" To See...107.

Friday, March 3, 2023

Our Weather Calms Down For Now.

February 12, 2023
 Looking West At Virga.
 Near Carrizozo, New Mexico.


A blinding dust storm with brown out conditions reportedly contributed to a massive pile up (18+ vehicles involved) in Glassock County on Hwy 137 southeast of Midland yesterday afternoon.

Our Weather Calms Down For Now.

Snowfall totals over the Sacramento mountains from this latest winter storm includes 4.5" at the Cloudcroft CoCoRaHS Station located 2.3 miles south of town. 1.8" at the CoCoRaHS Station located 1.8 miles southwest of town. And 2.2" at the CoCoRaHS Station located 5.8 miles east-northeast of La Luz. 

Scattered power outages occured in the Carlsbad and Loving areas Thursday afternoon with several reports of downed utility and power lines from the high winds. A Dust Storm Warning was issued for far southeastern Eddy County, Lea County, and much of the Permian Basin. 

The Cloudcroft National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Co-Op Station measured 4.5" of new snowfall bringing their seasonal total (Oct 1st - March 3rd) to 58.1"

After round after round potent winter storms hammering the area our weather will calm down for the near term. The exception being on Sunday when a disturbance to our northwest passes by kicking up the winds. Westerly winds will be the strongest across the Capitan, Sacramento, and Guadalupe mountains with guts in the 50 mph range...perhaps a little higher. 

Our next weather event to impact our neck of the woods comes in the middle to the end of next week when a modified arctic cold front pushes south into the eastern and southeastern plains, and another winter storm heads out way. Our high temperatures ahead of the modified arctic cold front will climb up to near 80º Tuesday and Wednesday over the southeastern plains. 


Valid Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Selected Reported Local Peak Wind Gusts.

Guadalupe Pass ASOS 89 mph.

Salinas Peak Raws - White Sands Missile Range 79 mph.
Cloudcroft New Village Hardware PWS 73 mph.
Pine Springs West TX MesoNet Station 72 mph.
Carlsbad Airport ASOS 71 mph.

San Augustin Pass - 1.6 Miles East of Organ 67 mph.
Bowl Raws 63 mph.
Loving MesoNet Station 60 mph.

El Paso Airport ASOS 56 mph.
Bat Draw Raws 56 mph.
Deming Airport ASOS 55 mph.
Hobbs Airport AWOS 55 mph.
Roswell Airport ASOS 54 mph.
Dell City West TX MesoNet Station 53 mph.
Tatum PWS 52 mph.

Artesia Airport AWOS 47 mph.


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