Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

2023 Weather Highlights

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Hydrology & Drought Status

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Records & Extremes

Monthly Review

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2023 New Mexico Fire Weather Overview
2023 was a much less active fire weather season compared to 2022. However, there were still some notable fires across the region. High winds and very low humidity did occur on several days however we avoided prolonged stretches of fire weather for the most part. There was a total of four large wildfires across northern and central NM of which the largest burned roughly 2,200 acres. A brief "Summary of the 2023 Fire Weather Season" details some of these more significant fires to impact New Mexico. (Return to the main page)

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

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