Widespread rain and mountain snow showers will move across the region from southwest to northeast this evening into the overnight hours. A few to several inches of snow will create tricky travel through northern mountain passes while most areas recieve benefical precipitation amounts of 0.1 to 0.25 inches.
Northerly winds will be brisk and cooler Saturday in the wake of a departing storm system. Localized blowing dust may impact parts of northeast and east-central NM. Strong crosswinds will impact parts of I-40 over eastern NM.
Winds are expected to increase next week, with the strongest winds along and east of the central mountain chain Tuesday through Thursday. This may create patchy blowing dust in the eastern plains and blowing snow in the northern mountains. There is also a moderate to high chance of high fire danger in the eastern plains during this time period.
After a brief break in the active weather Saturday afternoon through Sunday, rain and mountain snow chances return to western and northern New Mexico early next week. Above average temperatures will fall back down to around seasonal normals by late next week.
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