More rain and storms moving through New Mexico today
Showers are moving through New Mexico this morning. More rain and storms will develop this afternoon. A threat for flash flooding continues through late tonight, with drier weather this weekend.
Rain has been moving through parts of southern and southeastern New Mexico this morning. Some of this rain has been heavier over the Sacramento Mountains, where a Flash Flood Warning is in effect for the Ruidoso area, with life threatening burn scar flash flooding possible. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will continue across southeastern New Mexico today. Scattered storms will develop this afternoon across northwest and northern New Mexico through the evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for parts of northwest New Mexico. Storms will move east into central New Mexico by late this afternoon. Storms will be capable of locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds, along with hail.
Showers and storms will continue into the overnight hour, but most will end by early Saturday morning. Drier air starts moving in this weekend as an area of high pressure sets up over the state starting Saturday. Isolated storms will still develop across New Mexico Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but the rain will be more hit-or-miss. Still, these storms could produce locally heavy rainfall. Temperatures will be warming through the weekend too, back to around normal for this time of year on Sunday.
Temperatures continue to climb through the middle of next week, with highs back into the 90s and 100s for most of New Mexico. Very isolated storm chances will still be possible next week, with the driest day on Tuesday. A monsoon pattern sets up again late next week, bringing increasing chances for rain starting next Thursday.
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