NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Rising temperatures are occurring after a cold start but not as cold compared to yesterday morning. Despite some clouds in far-northern mountain areas, especially though in southern New Mexico, it’s mostly sunny with the dry air. Temperatures for nearly all were still below freezing with light winds making it feel a little bit colder earlier, but temperatures will rise with even drier air in the short term before our next pattern change kicks up the winds.
Leftover low-level moisture from early this week’s weakening storm has subsided big-time, but with still below-normal morning temperatures earlier this morning, especially in some northern to western valley areas that were as cold as yesterday morning, but everywhere else was slightly starting off milder than yesterday, except for the slightly colder air in Southeast New Mexico. Air temperatures were as low as at least a few degrees below zero from parts of the San Luis Valley through the San Juan Mountains to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, as well as parts of the West Highlands, but mostly in the upper single digits, teens, 20s, and lower 30s elsewhere.
Skies will mostly clear out from clouds with lower humidity as throughout the afternoon, temperatures will reach into the high 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and lower 60 degrees from northwest to southeast from high to low elevation…