Warmer weather will continue to move into New Mexico through Friday. Then a winter storm will bring snow and Arctic air back into the state starting Saturday.
More sunshine has helped to bring warmer weather back into New Mexico Wednesday with high temperatures a degree to several degrees warmer than yesterday. Sunny, dry, and calm weather will return again Thursday afternoon as high temperatures climb back to around average again for this time of year.
A weak weather disturbance will move through western and southern New Mexico late Thursday night through early Friday morning. This could bring a few spotty rain and snow showers through the mid morning before drier weather returns. Westerly winds will pick up Friday afternoon with wind gusts anywhere from 25 to 50 mph. The wind will also bring the warmest weather of the week…