Severe weather for parts of New Mexico with windy weekend (2025)

BEFORE YOU HEAD OUTSIDE. NOW LET’S GET A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FROM OUR SANDIA CREST CAM. IT’S GETTING WINDY THIS EVENING, BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS MOVING INTO FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO RIGHT NOW. OLGA. YEAH, WE HAVE THE TORNADO WATCH UP FOR MANY OF OUR COUNTIES ON THAT EASTERN BORDER, BUT ALSO SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONCERNS ON WATCHES OUT ACROSS CARLSBAD AND BEYOND. IT’S GOING TO BE A FAIRLY ACTIVE NIGHT. WE’RE ALREADY SEEING SOME STORM CELLS SO FAR STAYING ON THE TEXAS SIDE OF THE BORDER. BUT SOME OF THESE HAVE HAD TORNADO WARNINGS WITH THEM AND DESTRUCTIVE SEVERE WEATHER THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS. THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY A MARGINAL TO SLIGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS, STORMS, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, SEVERE STORMS WITH HAIL WINDS AND DAMAGE POSSIBLE, AND EVEN AN ENHANCED RISK ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST. THIS WILL WANE AS WE MOVE ON IN TOWARD THE OVERNIGHT, BUT RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. A WARNED CELL ACROSS EDDY COUNTY IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES. IT’S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A QUIET NIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. NOT SEEING TOO MUCH ACTION ON THE OVERALL GENERAL RADAR AREA. A LOT OF US ARE ENJOYING WARM TEMPERATURES IN BLUE SKIES, BUT WINDS ARE STARTING TO RAMP UP. NOTICE THESE WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 20MPH FOR FARMINGTON AND FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO, AND WE HAVE CLOCKED SEVERAL GUSTS AS WELL. CURRENT TEMPERATURES. WHILE THEY ARE ON THE WARM SIDE, DEFINITELY GOING TO STAY FAIRLY MILD TONIGHT FOR MANY OF US WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AND 50S. BUT YOU WILL WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE WINDS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT LATER ON THIS EVENING. WE HAVE SOME CANYON WINDS ROLLING THROUGH. THEREFORE, THE IMPACT YELLOW ICONS THERE FROM 11:00 INTO ABOUT 3 A.M., WHERE THESE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE ABOVE 20MPH, GUSTING HIGHER THAN THAT. LOOKS LIKE WE’LL GET A BREAK AS WE MOVE ON IN TOWARD THE EARLY MORNING HOUR. MORNING HOURS LIKE 5 A.M. 6 A.M. I THINK WE’LL GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, BUT PLAN ON A WINDY SATURDAY FORECAST AS WELL, AND WE’LL BE HERE TO TRACK THAT FOR YOU. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE SUNDAY TIME FRAME. WE HAVE SOME WINDS ON SATURDAY. WE’LL HAVE OUR STRONGER WINDS ON SUNDAY, SO THAT’S GOING TO KEEP THE FIRE DANGER AROUND. NOT ONLY RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR SATURDAY, BUT FOR SUNDAY. POOR VISIBILITY WHERE WE HAVE PATCHY BLOWING DUST. THERE COULD BE SOME WIND DAMAGE, THOUGH NOT ANTICIPATING TOO MANY POWER OUTAGES. STILL A POSSIBILITY, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY SENSITIVITY, TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE THE AIR QUALITY IS GOING TO SUFFER AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS, 10:00 11:00 TONIGHT, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY NORTH AND EAST. BUT ALONG THAT STATIONARY FRONT, WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME ACTION INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY. SOME OF US WAKING UP WITH SOME CLOUD COVER, BUT IT WILL BE ANOTHER WARM DAY FOR TOMORROW. BY NOONTIME WE’RE PUSHING THROUGH THE 70S INTO THE 80S FOR MANY OF US FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON, BUT IT WILL BE WINDY AND FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH FOR MUCH OF THE STATE. THEN EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING, A COOLER START AS TEMPERATURES START TO MODERATE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. SEVEN DAY FORECAST IS GOING TO STAY WINDY FOR SOUTHERN COLORADO AND THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. WE’LL SEE WINDS GUSTING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING, AND SLIGHT TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT FOR THAT MONDAY. TIME FRAME FORECAST IS LOOKING NOT TOO BAD FOR TOMORROW. WE’RE STARTING OFF THE WEEKEND FAIRLY QUIET AROUND SILVER CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST, BUT THOSE WINDS COULD CATCH YOU OFF GUARD BY THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF SUNDAY. SO WE WANT YOU TO PLAN AHEAD FOR THAT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES, BUT STILL QUITE NICE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. IT’S GOING TO BE A PRETTY DAMP DAY FOR ROSWELL, CARLSBAD AND HOBBS. YOU STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON SATURDAY EVENING TO SEE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AND OF COURSE, THE WINDY CONDITIONS COMING YOUR WAY ON SUNDAY. BUT OVERALL WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. WHILE LAS VEGAS RATON RED RIVER GETS INTO THE 60S, WE’RE GOING TO SEE MAINLY 70S FOR SANTA FE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. OUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST IS LOOKING NOT TOO BAD FOR THE SHORT TERM. WHILE WE ARE WINDY AND WARM. TOMORROW WE’LL HOLD OFF O