Back to back strong wind days ahead with high wind warnings and red flag warnings for fire danger

TUESDAY. THERE’S THE VIEW FROM THE CREST. STRONG SPRING WINDS GOING TO HIT FOR TWO DAYS IN A ROW. THERE’S ONLY A SLIGHT TEMPERATURE DIP COMING. NOT SEEING ANY KIND OF A DECENT CHANCE AT RAIN OR SNOW. UNFORTUNATELY. HIGHS TODAY OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL BE BACK IN THE 70S. 80S AND 90S. THIS ANOTHER WARM DAY WITH JUST A LITTLE PATCHY CLOUD COVER AROUND. THERE’S NO CHANCE AT PICKING UP ANY PRECIPITATION. LOOK AT THE STRONG WINDS THAT WE DEAL WITH RAMPING UP INTO THE LATE MORNING MIDDAY PEAK WIND. HOUR THREE 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS 40 AND 50MPH WILL BE WIDESPREAD. IT’S NOT UNTIL 7:00 THAT THE WINDS ARE GOING TO DECREASE AS WE APPROACH SUNSET. EASTERN. SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ADVISORY AND WARNING CRITERIA GUSTS. ALSO HERE IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE FOR THE ADVISORIES. THAT’S WHERE PEAK WIND GUSTS COULD BE IN THE 55 MILE PER HOUR RANGE FOR THE WARNINGS THERE IN THOSE POCKETS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO, THE HIGH TERRAIN, THAT’S WHERE GUSTS COULD BE 60 PLUS. ALBUQUERQUE, WEST AND SOUTH. RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR CRITICALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS COLD FRONT FIRING UP THE WINDS STARTS TO CREEP ON THROUGH OVERNIGHT. I THINK WE’LL STILL HOLD ABOVE 50, THOUGH. IN ALBUQUERQUE TOMORROW AS THIS FRONT WORKS ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. IT DOES STALL OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT. WE DO DROP THE TEMPERATURES IN CENTRAL AND ESPECIALLY NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO DOWN TO THE 60S FOR HIGHS TOMORROW. THIS FRONT KIND OF STALLED OUT OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO IS GOING TO KEEP THE WINDS FIRED UP, ESPECIALLY IN THAT PART OF THE STATE. AS WE LOOK AT OUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IT’S ANOTHER PRETTY THOROUGH WIND WASHING FOR ALL OF US. BUT THE WIND GUSTS IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 40 AND 50 AND 60 MILE PER HOUR RANGE, AND AGAIN, NOT SETTLING UNTIL CLOSE TO SUNSET OR THEREAFTER. IT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER WIDESPREAD, DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER. DAY TWO ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL LIKELY INCLUDE ALBUQUERQUE. NOW FOR THURSDAY, WE TURN DOWN THE TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. WE’LL WATCH THE FOUR CORNERS AREA FOR MAYBE AN ISOLATED SHOWER. NOW THURSDAY’S WIND GUSTS, THEY STILL WILL BE A BIT PROBLEMATIC IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS IN THE 20 AND 30 MILE PER HOUR RANGE. SO CERTAINLY LESS WIND THAN WHAT WE EXPECT OUT THERE FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BUT WE’RE NOT RELAXING THOSE WINDS ENTIRELY. LET’S GET TO YOUR FOUR CORNERS FORECAST IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. HERE’S WHAT WE’VE GOT GOING FOR YOU TODAY. NOTE WE’RE STILL RUNNING WAY WARM WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO AROUND 80, ONLY SLIGHTLY DOWN FROM YESTERDAY. STRONG WIND DA TODAY. STRONG WIND DA AGAIN TOMORROW. WE LOOK AHEAD TOWARDS THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY WILL SETTLE AT SOME, BUT WE’RE PROBABLY IN FOR MORE STRONG WINDS IT LOOKS LIKE ON SUNDAY. HERE’S SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND IT’S BACK TO BACK. STRONG WIND DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY 80S TO AROUND 90. WE DO DROP AT ABOUT TEN TOMORROW AND THEN HANG OUT IN THE 70S WITH A PRETTY FAIR WEATHER STRETCH THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY BEFORE MORE STRONG WINDS HIT ON SUNDAY. HERE’S SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THERE’S MORE STRONG WIND IN THE FORECAST THAN ANYTHING ELSE. WAY INTO THE 90S AGAIN TODAY, LOWER 90S TOMORROW. WE MAY KEEP IT BELOW 90 ON THURSDAY BRIEFLY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS SUMMER WARMTH OR HEAT. IT’S BASICALLY WITH US NOW ON A DAILY BASIS. COULD HAVE A COUPLE MORE STRONG WIND DAYS EARLY NEXT WEEK ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HERE’S NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO, UPPER 70S, LOWER 80S, BUT NOT PLEASANT WITH THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS THAT WILL HIT AGAIN TOMORROW, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. THAT’S A WEATHER FRIENDLY STRETCH BEFORE WE HAVE STRONG WINDS TO KICK OFF NEXT WEEK. NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO 70S TO AROUND 80 IN SANTA FE AND THE ESPANOLA VALLEY, WE DO DROP AT ABOUT TEN INTO WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY IT’S MID 70S, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. BEFORE THAT NEXT ROUND OF STRONG WINDS HIT FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO. HERE WE ARE BACK IN THOSE MIDDLE 80S, AT 87 YESTERDAY. GOT THE HIGH TODAY AT 86. BACK TO BACK STRONG WIND DAYS WITH A BIT OF A TEMPERATURE DROP. BUT IT’S MIDDLE AND UPPER 70S ON THE COOLER DAYS. BACK TO 80 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. REALLY LOOKING PRETTY PLEASANT INTO AND STARTING THE WEEKEND, BUT WE’RE LIKELY IN FOR ANOTHER STRONG WIND WEATHER IMPACT DAY ON SUNDAY, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SLIGHT TEMPERATURE DROP NEXT WEEK AND SOMEWHAT OF A REDUCTION OF WIND IN MONDAY, BUT NOT MUCH OF ONE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE SPRING

Back to back strong wind days ahead with high wind warnings and red flag warnings for fire danger

Only a slight cool down in the wake of this storm system, we could be in for another strong wind day this weekend

Updated: 7:24 AM MDT May 13, 2025