Late Winter Storm Brings High Winds/Blowing Dust/Some Snow.
Saturday, February 12, 2022. Sierra Blanca Peak West Of Ruidoso, NM. Blog Updated At 2:10 PM MST Monday. Blog Updated At 4:52 PM MST Monday. European (ECMWF) 300 MB (30,000') Forecast. (Valid At 5 AM MST Wednesday). European (ECMWF) 500 MB (18,000') Forecast. (Valid At 5 AM MST Wednesday). Next Closed Low To Bring Winter/Spring Weather. We are coming to the end of the 2021-2022 meteorological winter in a couple of weeks. The meteorological spring begins March 1st. La Nina has dominated our winter which has overall been warmer and drier than normal for much of New Mexico and the area. This morning's forecast models continue the idea of a closed mid-upper level low dropping southeastward from just west of the Oregon/Washington state line as of noontime today, into Arizona late Tuesday. The European model (ECMWF) has the storm located over southwestern Arizona by sunrise Wednesday morning. The Candian (GEM) and U.S. (GFS) models are similar in their forecast location of the s...