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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
435 AM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
..NEW UPDATE, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 428 AM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
- WINTER STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOCUSED
OVER CENTRAL, EAST-CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEASTERN NM. ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL KEEP PERSISTENT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THESE
AREAS BEFORE IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARRIVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
- SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON, AND ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
- DRY WEATHER RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS TEMPERATURES STRUGGLE TO
CLIMB BACK TO SEASONAL AVERAGES.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 428 AM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
SNOW HAS COME TO AND END OVER MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NM.
THEREFORE THE SLATE OF WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THESE AREAS. A BAND OF SNOW
PUSHING THROUGH THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AND CONTINUING SNOW NEAR
SANTA FE THIS PAST HOUR HAS WARRANTED THE CONTINUATION OF WINTER
HIGHLIGHTS THERE.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1244 AM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT IS HEADING INTO THE FINAL STRETCH OF THIS WINTER STORM EVENT
ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE INITIAL H5 LOW HAS OPENED AND IS BEING
EJECTED EASTWARD OVER WEST TX WHILE THE SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED WITHIN
THE POLAR JET IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS WESTERN NM. AS SUCH, THE WAA
AHEAD OF INITIAL H5 LOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION AND THE THREAT
OF MIXED PHASE WINTRY PRECIPITATION LIKE FREEZING RAIN HAS DWINDLED
WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL
AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT.
RADAR SHOWS A BATCH OF SNOW MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY FROM THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO.
THIS WILL BE ALBUQUERQUE'S BEST AND ONLY CHANCE AT SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOW FROM THIS EVENT WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS INTO THE FOOTHILLS BY SUNDAY MORNING. SIMILAR
AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO REACH PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
SOCORRO COUNTY AS WELL. FURTHER SOUTH, A ROBUST BATCH OF SNOW
PERHAPS WITH SOME MELTING INVOLVED IS MAKING ITS WAY WESTWARD
ACROSS THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE TOWARD THE SACRAMENTO MTS AND
RUIDOSO AREA. THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW THERE OVERNIGHT,
WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED BATCH NEAR ALBUQUERQUE EXPECTED TO REACH
THAT SAME AREA NEAR SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LIKE THE JEMEZ
AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO'S KEEPING WINTRY CONDITIONS GOING
THERE A FEW MORE HOURS IN PLACES RANGING FROM ESPANOLA TO LOS
ALAMOS TO SANTA FE. OTHERWISE, SNOW WILL ALSO LINGER LONGEST OVER
PORTIONS OF GUADALUPE, LINCOLN, DE BACA AND CHAVES COUNTY THROUGH
THE NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE FINALLY CLEARING MIDDAY.
CANCELLATIONS AND EXPIRATIONS OF CURRENT WINTER STORM HIGHLIGHTS
WILL COMMENCE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
BITTER COLD REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS ALL AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SINGLE-DIGIT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THESE
AREAS TONIGHT WILL WARM INTO THE 20S SUNDAY, FALLING BACK TO NEAR
OR JUST BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. COLD WEATHER
ADVISORIES AND EXTREME COLD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THESE
AREAS OF EASTERN NM, INCLUDING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM SANTA FE
NORTHWARD THROUGH ESPANOLA TO TAOS.
WHILE MANY AREAS WILL SEE CLEARING CONDITIONS BY LATE DAY SUNDAY,
THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AND HIGHLANDS WILL SEE A WEAK SHORTWAVE CLIP
THAT PORTION OF THE STATE SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. LIGHT FLURRIES
AND LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING ARE LIKELY FROM THIS
OVER AREAS OF COLFAX, MORA, UNION, AND HARDING COUNTIES BY MONDAY
MORNING. MONDAY WILL FEATURE THE WARMING TREND CONTINUING WITH
MANY AREAS ACROSS EASTERN NM FINALLY REACHING BACK ABOVE FREEZING
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BEFORE THIS WINTER EVENT BEGAN. THE
EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF EAST-CENTRAL NM
SOUTHWARD INTO CHAVES COUNTY WHERE SNOW ON THE GROUND WILL LIMIT
DIURNAL HEATING.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1244 AM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
TUESDAY MORNING BEGINS THE LONG TERM PERIOD WITH CONTINUED VERY COLD
LOW TEMPERATURES OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. MANY
AREAS ARE FORECAST TO AGAIN FALL INTO THE SINGLE-DIGITS TO TEENS.
HOWEVER, THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES THIS DAY WITH MANY AREAS
CLIMBING BACK INTO THE 40S AND 50S. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TAKES
THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW TO SEVERAL MORE DEGREES WARMER. THOSE
AREAS ALONG THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, EAST-CENTRAL PLAINS DOWN TOWARD
ROSWELL THAT ARE SEEING THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS
WINTER EVENT WILL SEE A TEMPERED WARMING TREND, EVEN THIS FAR OUT
INTO THE WEEK. HIGHS IN THESE AREAS WILL FINALLY MAKE IT INTO THE
40S BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A CONTINUED STABLE WEATHER PATTERN
LOOKS FAVORED TO END THE WORK WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 428 AM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
VFR HAS RETURNED TO MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN NM. A BATCH OF SNOW
SHOWERS CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EAST TO SOUTHEAST OVER CENTRAL NM
AND OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, INCLUDING OVER KABQ AND
KSAF. AN AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AT KABQ
CONTINUES THROUGH TO 13Z WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END, ALTHOUGH
THIS COULD END A BIT EARLIER NEAR 12Z TO 1230Z. THE BATCH OF SNOW
SHOWERS MOVING TOWARD KSRR WILL CONTINUE TOWARD KROW CONTINUING
DEGRADED CONDITIONS THERE THROUGH TO 18Z BEFORE CONDITIONS BEGIN
TO IMPROVE ALTHOUGH LOWERED CEILINGS WILL LINGER ON LONGER THIS
AFTERNOON. BROKEN TO OVERCAST SKIES CONTINUE OVER EAST-CENTRAL AND
NORTHEASTERN NM, ALTHOUGH CEILINGS HAVE RISEN TO MVFR/VFR.
CLEARING CONDITIONS WILL PROGRESS FURTHER INTO EASTERN NM LATER
TONIGHT, ALTHOUGH THIS WILL BE INTERRUPTED BY FREEZING FOG
DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW HAS FALLEN. THIS INCLUDES KROW AND HAVE INCLUDED THIS IN THE
TAF THERE.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1244 AM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
NO FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS. WINTER
WEATHER EXITS THE STATE TODAY WEST TO EAST, LASTING THE LONGEST OVER
THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS ZONES. BITTER COLD REMAINS
EACH NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WHEN LOWS FALL INTO THE SINGLE-
DIGITS AND TEENS. SOME NORTHERN AREAS WILL SEE LOWS DIP BELOW ZERO.
CONDITIONS DRY OUT AND WARM UP THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
FARMINGTON...................... 36 12 37 12 / 0 0 0 0
DULCE........................... 34 -2 38 -1 / 20 0 0 0
CUBA............................ 33 6 35 8 / 10 0 0 0
GALLUP.......................... 38 2 41 3 / 0 0 0 0
EL MORRO........................ 35 9 39 14 / 0 0 0 0
GRANTS.......................... 39 4 43 6 / 0 0 0 0
QUEMADO......................... 32 8 39 12 / 0 0 0 0
MAGDALENA....................... 35 17 37 20 / 40 0 0 0
DATIL........................... 32 12 37 17 / 20 0 0 0
RESERVE......................... 44 10 50 13 / 20 0 0 0
GLENWOOD........................ 51 15 53 17 / 30 0 0 0
CHAMA........................... 27 -4 32 2 / 20 5 0 0
LOS ALAMOS...................... 29 10 33 13 / 20 0 0 0
PECOS........................... 27 4 36 11 / 30 5 0 0
CERRO/QUESTA.................... 29 4 33 10 / 20 20 0 0
RED RIVER....................... 20 0 26 7 / 30 20 0 0
ANGEL FIRE...................... 24 -12 32 -8 / 20 20 0 0
TAOS............................ 30 -2 34 1 / 20 20 0 0
MORA............................ 31 4 42 11 / 20 10 0 0
ESPANOLA........................ 35 4 39 6 / 20 5 0 0
SANTA FE........................ 28 10 32 14 / 30 5 0 0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 30 7 32 11 / 30 5 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 36 19 38 20 / 30 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 38 19 40 20 / 30 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 41 16 43 16 / 30 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 40 18 41 19 / 20 0 0 0
BELEN........................... 38 10 40 9 / 30 0 0 0
BERNALILLO...................... 40 16 41 16 / 20 0 0 0
BOSQUE FARMS.................... 39 11 41 11 / 30 0 0 0
CORRALES........................ 41 16 42 17 / 20 0 0 0
LOS LUNAS....................... 39 13 41 13 / 30 0 0 0
PLACITAS........................ 35 17 36 18 / 30 0 0 0
RIO RANCHO...................... 40 17 41 18 / 20 0 0 0
SOCORRO......................... 40 15 42 15 / 50 0 0 0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 29 13 34 14 / 30 0 0 0
TIJERAS......................... 30 16 34 17 / 40 0 0 0
EDGEWOOD........................ 29 7 35 8 / 30 0 0 0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 29 0 36 0 / 40 0 0 0
CLINES CORNERS.................. 22 5 30 10 / 40 0 0 0
MOUNTAINAIR..................... 30 9 34 10 / 50 0 0 0
GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 27 6 34 7 / 50 0 0 0
CARRIZOZO....................... 30 9 35 12 / 80 0 0 0
RUIDOSO......................... 29 10 35 13 / 90 0 0 0
CAPULIN......................... 26 0 39 13 / 5 30 0 0
RATON........................... 27 -2 42 9 / 10 30 0 0
SPRINGER........................ 30 -2 45 7 / 5 10 0 0
LAS VEGAS....................... 27 1 41 11 / 20 0 0 0
CLAYTON......................... 26 2 40 19 / 0 40 0 0
ROY............................. 26 0 37 11 / 5 20 0 0
CONCHAS......................... 30 1 39 7 / 20 5 0 0
SANTA ROSA...................... 25 2 35 12 / 40 0 0 0
TUCUMCARI....................... 27 -2 35 5 / 20 5 0 0
CLOVIS.......................... 22 0 28 8 / 40 0 0 0
PORTALES........................ 23 -4 28 5 / 50 0 0 0
FORT SUMNER..................... 24 -5 29 -1 / 50 0 0 0
ROSWELL......................... 23 -2 25 -1 / 60 0 0 0
PICACHO......................... 27 5 36 10 / 70 0 0 0
ELK............................. 30 5 41 9 / 80 0 0 0
ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST MONDAY
FOR NMZ212-216>218-221>234-239.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR NMZ219-
220-225.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR NMZ212-218-
221>224-233-237.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR NMZ226-235-
236-238>240.
EXTREME COLD WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST MONDAY
FOR NMZ235>238-240.
SHORT TERM...24
LONG TERM....24
AVIATION...24
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