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Special Weather Statement issued May 9 at 3:04AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Severity: Moderate / Alert
For area: Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Description: An unseasonably cool weather system will impact NM tonight and Friday with several inches of snow possible in the northern high terrain above 9,000 feet. Rain and high elevation snow showers will develop this afternoon then increase in coverage tonight and early Friday. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are possible with locally higher amounts possible above 10,000 feet. Folks planning recreation activities in the higher terrain of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the San Juan/Tusas Mountains should be prepared for accumulating snowfall and cold temperatures. Low visibility is also expected with localized slick travel possible through Bobcat Pass and portions of U.S. 64 near Hopewell Lake.
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3 Day Forecast
Overnight
May 9
High 40° Partly Cloudy
Thursday
May 9
High 67° Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers
Thursday Night
High 43° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Blowing Dust
Friday
May 10
High 61° Patchy Blowing Dust then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday Night
High 45° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday
May 11
High 63° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
7 Day Detailed Forecast
Patchy blowing dust before 9am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%. South East wind 15 to 20 mph. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%. South East wind 10 to 20 mph.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%. North West wind 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%. North West wind 10 to 15 mph. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%. North West wind 5 to 15 mph. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%. West wind 10 to 15 mph.