December 29, 2024. Just Outside Of Hondo, New Mexico. Model Confusion Continues. Flip-flopping all over the place best describes the latest forecast model runs (as of 5 AM MST this Thursday morning). Which is fairly common when they are trying to nail down their forecasts on a winter storm that is still at least six to ten days away from impacting us. Anyway, this is a first look at what appears to be some significant changes in our weather for next week. Ahead of next week's colder and stormier weather, our high temps on Saturday are forecast to climb up into the mid 70's here in southeastern New Mexico and near 80 across parts of West Texas. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Saturday for parts of New Mexico. A strong cold front is forecast to move southeastward into New Mexico during the day Saturday. A reinforcing shot of cold air moves in Sunday night. Our temperatures are forecast to be drop below normal beginning Sunday and continuing through all of next week. How co...