Pacific Storm Expected to Bring Broad Rain and Snow Across New Mexico

A Pacific low is moving into New Mexico, bringing increasing clouds and spotty showers overnight in western areas and a broader threat of showers and thunderstorms Thursday across northern, central and eastern New Mexico. Some Thursday storms could become strong to severe with hail and damaging gusts (winds possibly 35–40 mph, especially in western areas), and high‑elevation wraparound snow is possible across the northern mountains into Friday. Temperatures will be warmer Wednesday into Thursday ahead of the low (with many locations above seasonal averages), then turn cooler Friday as the system departs before a warming, dry ridge returns Saturday. Showers may linger in parts of northeast and eastern New Mexico into Friday, but overall drier and sunnier weather is expected for the weekend. A strong jet stream dip will bring breezy to windy afternoons Sunday into next week even as most active weather stays north of the state. Forecasters also note local rainfall deficits (Albuquerque nearly two inches below average year‑to‑date) and that some northern areas saw early fall frost overnight.