Scattered showers will continue moving to the north and east through mid morning...with snow levels falling gradually to near 8000 feet. Scattered showers near Santa Fe and Los Alamos will move northeast across Highway 285 toward Nambe Pueblo...Cowles... Cundiyo and Morphy Lake State Park. Expect rain changing over to snow with accumulations above snow levels up to one inch over summits near the Continental Divide...and a dusting of snow on the higher slopes. Below snow levels...expect light rainfall of less than a tenth of an inch.
Forecast for East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Updated: 3:56 am MST on November 14, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect from 11 am this morning to 5 PM MST Sunday...
Today
Breezy. Patchy fog in the morning. Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the morning... then mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches above 7500 feet. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s...except in the upper 30s to lower 50s over the higher elevations. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Caution advised on area lakes.
Breezy. Numerous thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the evening...then numerous snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation 1 or 2 inches...except 3 to 5 inches above 7500 feet. Lows in the 20s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Caution advised on area lakes.
Sunday
Patchy fog in the morning. Numerous snow showers in the morning...then numerous thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches...except 5 to 7 inches above 7500 feet. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s...except in the upper 20s to lower 40s over the higher elevations. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Colder. Lows 5 to 20. North winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Not as cold. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
... Winter Storm Warning in effect from 11 am this morning to 5 PM MST Sunday...
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow... which is in effect from 11 am this morning to 5 PM MST Sunday. The Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.
Snow developing during the day today over the northwest Highlands will expand in coverage to the San Juan Mountains... the Jemez Mountains... and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains by tonight as snow levels fall below 6000 feet.
Expect 8 to 12 inches of new snow through Sunday afternoon. Expect up to 6 inches additional snow locally over the summits and higher slopes near the Colorado border. Expect 4 to 8 inches of new snow over lower slopes... and slopes facing to the east.
Snow will continue through the day on Sunday... with snow tapering off Sunday evening to ease these dangerous winter weather conditions.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Travel is discouraged. Roads will be snow packed and hazardous... and may be closed. For the latest Road conditions... call 1.800.432.4269.
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