Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Central US; Wintry Mix in the Northern Plains and Northeast

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible across the central U.S. through Saturday. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possible. There is an increased threat for wildfire development in the southern to central High Plains. A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain are forecast across portions of the northern Plains and central New England into early Friday morning. Read More >

2025 Weather Highlights

Fire Weather

2025 was a less active year for fire weather compared to several previous years. However, there were still some notable fires across the region. High winds and very low humidity did occur on several days however we mostly avoided prolonged stretches of critical to extreme fire weather. There were a total of nine large wildfires across New Mexico, of which the largest burned roughly 58,000 acres (Buck Fire). Most of the smaller fires were managed for forest health and impacts were primarily limited to air quality. The Trout Fire north of Silver City did produce localized flash flooding from heavy monsoon rainfall on the burn scar. The burn scars around Ruidoso from 2024 continued to wreak havoc as heavy rainfall devastated parts of the community with major property loss and deadly flash flooding. A brief "Summary of the 2025 Fire Weather Season" details some of the more significant fires that impacted New Mexico.
Trout Fire \| Photo courtesy Tom Bird June 17, 2025
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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Central US; Wintry Mix in the Northern Plains and Northeast

2025 Annual Weather Highlights