959
FXUS65 KABQ 092320 AAA
AFDABQ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
420 PM MST FRI JAN 9 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 420 PM MST FRI JAN 9 2026
- OFF-AND-ON SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SANTA FE METRO
AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO THROUGH THIS
EVENING, PRODUCING LIMITED IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
- VERY COLD AND HAZARDOUS LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND
SINGLE-DIGITS ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE FORECAST FOR
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NM TONIGHT.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1202 PM MST FRI JAN 9 2026
LAST NIGHT'S WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS EXITED OVER THE TX/OK
PANHANDLES AS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE SHOWING THE CENTER OF H5 550DM
LOW THERE. WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE MAIN TROWAL
LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN CO CONTINUES TO BRING IN BATCHES OF SNOW
SHOWERS PUSHING INTO AREAS FROM LOS ALAMOS TO SANTA FE TO
ALBUQUERQUE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOOKS TO LAST ON-AND-OFF FOR
THESE AREAS THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. CAMS CONTINUE TO
ADVERTISE THE BACKDOOR PORTION OF THE COLD FRONT ADVANCING SOUTH AND
WEST INTO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND TOWARD THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND SANTA FE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
A SURFACE CONVERGENCE ZONE WITH THESE EASTERLY WINDS PUSHING UP
AGAINST NORTHWESTERLIES AND UPSLOPE INTO THE SANDIA'S LOOKS TO
PRODUCE ONE FINAL BURST OF SNOW SHOWERS THAT CAN HAVE TRAVEL IMPACTS
FROM CLINES CORNERS TO EASTERN ALBUQUERQUE TO SANTA FE AS A RESULT
EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE. SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN NM WITH SEVERE
DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS FROM RATON TO
CLAYTON ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 87/64. AS SUCH, THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE AREAS FROM SANTA FE TO LAS
VEGAS AND ALONG U.S. HWY 285 AND I-40 NEAR CLINES CORNERS, WITH THE
WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUING OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN NM UNTIL 8PM
MST THIS EVENING.
CLEARING CONDITIONS HAVE ADVANCED INTO THE WESTERN QUARTER OF THE
STATE AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHERE GROUND SNOW HAS FALLEN THERE ON
SATELLITE. WHILE SOME OF THESE AREAS WITH FRESH SNOW WILL SEE
CLEARING CONDITIONS TONIGHT, ANY RESULTING FREEZING FOG WILL BE
ISOLATED TO POCKETS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NM AS DRIER AIR WILL BE
PUSHING INTO THE AREA. THE BIGGER CONCERN WILL BE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE-DIGITS AND JUST BELOW 0F IN
THESE AREAS WITH WIND CHILLS A BIT LOWER THAN THAT. ANOTHER COLD
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST-CENTRAL NM SPANNING FROM
GALLUP TO ZUNI TO GLENWOOD. GRANTS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE COLD
WEATHER ADVISORY WHERE WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO OR JUST BELOW -5F
TONIGHT.
CONDITIONS CLEAR OUT COMPLETELY SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
SOME. BASED ON SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF SNOW COVER, ANY WARMING
WILL BE HARD TO COME BY WHERE SNOW PERSISTS OVER WESTERN AND
NORTHERN NM SATURDAY. FORECAST HIGHS RANGE FROM THE 30S TO 40S.
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 1202 PM MST FRI JAN 9 2026
THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WHERE HIGH
TEMPERATURES REACH BACK TO NEAR NORMAL MONDAY AND ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN
TUESDAY. THEREAFTER, AN AMPLIFYING RIDGING PATTERN DEVELOPING ALONG
THE PACIFIC COASTLINE WILL BRING STRENGTHENING NORTHWESTERLY TO
ALMOST MERIDIONAL FLOW PUSHING DOWN THE ROCKIES INTO NEW MEXICO WITH
A LARGE SCALE SYNOPTIC TROUGHING PATTERN EAST OF THE REGION. THIS
WILL CONTINUE A MOSTLY DRY WEATHER PATTERN WITH COLD FRONTS BACKING
INTO EASTERN NM MID-TO-LATE NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 420 PM MST FRI JAN 9 2026
MVFR CEILINGS AND SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST AND FAR EAST CENTRAL NM
WILL GRADUALLY LIFT AND TAPER OFF SHORTLY AS THE UPPER LOW EXITS
EAST. A NARROW BAND OF SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM
KLAM TO K0E0, INCLUDING KSAF WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED PERIODS OF
IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. LOW CLOUDS
ACROSS CENTRAL NM CLEAR UP AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME PATCHY DENSE FOG
IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM AS
WELL HEADING INTO SATURDAY MORNING, BUT CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW TO
INCLUDE IN ANY TAF AT THIS TIME. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS
ACROSS THE AIRSPACE ON SATURDAY.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1202 PM MST FRI JAN 9 2026
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. WINTER WEATHER
WILL STEADILY CLEAR WEST TO EAST FROM CENTRAL TO EASTERN NM THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL YIELD TO LIGHTER
PREVAILING WINDS AS CONDITIONS DRY OUT AND WARM UP THIS WEEKEND INTO
NEXT WEEK.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
FARMINGTON...................... 13 36 13 41 / 0 0 0 0
DULCE........................... 4 39 8 49 / 10 0 0 0
CUBA............................ 7 34 11 42 / 10 0 0 0
GALLUP.......................... -3 36 -1 44 / 0 0 0 0
EL MORRO........................ 4 38 11 43 / 0 0 0 0
GRANTS.......................... 0 40 3 46 / 0 0 0 0
QUEMADO......................... 1 37 9 43 / 0 0 0 0
MAGDALENA....................... 17 38 20 43 / 20 0 0 0
DATIL........................... 9 37 15 42 / 0 0 0 0
RESERVE......................... 0 45 7 50 / 0 0 0 0
GLENWOOD........................ 6 50 8 54 / 0 0 0 0
CHAMA........................... 5 35 13 43 / 20 0 0 0
LOS ALAMOS...................... 16 35 20 41 / 30 0 0 0
PECOS........................... 9 39 16 45 / 40 0 0 0
CERRO/QUESTA.................... 8 35 16 42 / 10 0 0 0
RED RIVER....................... 3 29 12 36 / 20 0 0 0
ANGEL FIRE...................... -3 35 3 41 / 5 0 0 0
TAOS............................ 2 37 7 44 / 20 0 0 0
MORA............................ 7 43 15 48 / 20 0 0 0
ESPANOLA........................ 12 41 11 47 / 30 0 0 0
SANTA FE........................ 15 35 19 42 / 40 0 0 0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 13 37 16 43 / 40 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 22 39 23 45 / 40 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 20 41 20 47 / 30 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 17 43 15 49 / 30 0 0 0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 21 42 21 47 / 30 0 0 0
BELEN........................... 14 43 10 47 / 30 0 0 0
BERNALILLO...................... 20 42 20 48 / 30 0 0 0
BOSQUE FARMS.................... 14 43 10 47 / 30 0 0 0
CORRALES........................ 19 43 19 49 / 30 0 0 0
LOS LUNAS....................... 16 43 12 47 / 30 0 0 0
PLACITAS........................ 21 38 22 44 / 40 0 0 0
RIO RANCHO...................... 21 42 21 47 / 30 0 0 0
SOCORRO......................... 19 45 18 49 / 20 0 0 0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 15 35 19 42 / 40 0 0 0
TIJERAS......................... 17 35 19 42 / 40 0 0 0
EDGEWOOD........................ 13 36 15 44 / 40 0 0 0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 8 38 7 45 / 40 0 0 0
CLINES CORNERS.................. 12 35 17 42 / 30 0 0 0
MOUNTAINAIR..................... 13 38 15 44 / 30 0 0 0
GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 14 38 16 46 / 20 0 0 0
CARRIZOZO....................... 19 44 20 49 / 20 0 0 0
RUIDOSO......................... 15 40 20 45 / 20 0 0 0
CAPULIN......................... 2 35 13 40 / 0 0 0 0
RATON........................... 2 38 10 42 / 0 0 0 0
SPRINGER........................ 2 36 8 44 / 0 0 0 0
LAS VEGAS....................... 9 42 15 47 / 20 0 0 0
CLAYTON......................... 12 40 19 47 / 0 0 0 0
ROY............................. 8 38 14 47 / 0 0 0 0
CONCHAS......................... 16 48 18 55 / 5 0 0 0
SANTA ROSA...................... 18 45 19 51 / 0 0 0 0
TUCUMCARI....................... 16 49 18 55 / 10 0 0 0
CLOVIS.......................... 18 47 22 55 / 0 0 0 0
PORTALES........................ 18 48 20 55 / 0 0 0 0
FORT SUMNER..................... 17 48 17 52 / 0 0 0 0
ROSWELL......................... 21 48 18 53 / 0 0 0 0
PICACHO......................... 18 47 20 52 / 10 0 0 0
ELK............................. 13 47 17 51 / 5 0 0 0
ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR NMZ227-228-
230-231.
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST
SATURDAY FOR NMZ205-207>209.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR NMZ212-
215-218-223-229.
SHORT TERM...24
LONG TERM....24
AVIATION...71
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