Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Nowcast as of 2:04 PM MST on November 15, 2009
Now
Isolated snow showers will affect the jemez...upper Rio Grande Valley and Sangre de Cristos through 4 PM. The main focus area for the showers will be found along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristos but additional accumulations will be minimal. Visibilities at times will be reduced down to 1 mile within the heavier showers.
Forecast for West Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Updated: 10:20 am MST on November 15, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon...
Rest of Today
Windy. Numerous snow showers. New snow accumulation around 1 inch...except 2 to 4 inches above 7500 feet. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon.
Expect an additional 1 to 4 inches of new snow this afternoon across the San Juan... Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains... with up to 2 inches at lower elevations. Total snowfall accumulations will range from 6 to 10 inches with locally higher amounts across the mountains... while 2 to 6 inches will be common at lower elevations.
Snow showers will taper off from west to east through late afternoon 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.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:25 am MST on November 15, 2009
Location storm total time/date of /inches/ measurement
... Bernalillo... Sandia Park 4 NW 6.0 910 am 11/15 Tijeras 5 E 1.5 700 am 11/15 Tijeras 4 N 1.4 700 am 11/15 Sedillo 1.2 630 am 11/15 Sedillo 3 NNE 1.0 401 am 11/15 Albuquerque 8 ENE 1.0 700 am 11/15 - Spain and Tramway. Albuquerque 6 ENE 0.5 630 am 11/15 - Spain and Juan tabo. Albuquerque 7 ESE T 700 am 11/15 - I-40 and Juan tabo.
... Cibola... Milan 2.0 1120 PM 11/14 San Rafael 12 SW 1.4 815 am 11/15
... Colfax... Ute Park 7 SSW 7.0 800 am 11/15 Raton 7 N 2.0 954 am 11/15 Ute Park 0.8 1012 am 11/15
... Los Alamos... Los Alamos 5 WNW 5.0 800 am 11/15
... McKinley... Thoreau 3.0 1212 am 11/15 Gallup 13 S 1.0 930 PM 11/14
... Rio Arriba... Canon Plaza 11 NNW 8.0 523 PM 11/14 Cuba 9 E 7.0 800 am 11/15 Chama 4.7 800 am 11/15 Chama 5 NW 4.0 700 am 11/15 Canjilon 7 E 4.0 800 am 11/15 Chama 2 N 2.8 306 PM 11/14 El Rito 2 NW 1.5 700 am 11/15 Truchas 0.1 1040 am 11/15
... Sandoval... Jemez Springs 12 NNW 4.0 727 am 11/15 Cuba 2 SW 3.5 825 am 11/15 Cuba 7 ESE 3.0 100 am 11/15 Jemez Springs 1.0 938 am 11/15
... San Juan... Aztec 3 E 2.5 1000 am 11/15 Farmington 2.0 930 PM 11/14 Bloomfield 1.0 910 am 11/15 Bloomfield 3 SW 0.5 911 PM 11/14
... San Miguel... Cowles 5.0 1022 am 11/15 Rociada 8 SW 3.0 800 am 11/15
... Santa Fe... Tererro 6 WNW 7.0 800 am 11/15 Chupadero 7 ESE 5.0 900 am 11/15 Glorieta 8 NNW 1.0 100 am 11/15 Santa Fe 10 S 1.0 700 am 11/15 Santa Fe 1 SW 0.8 1110 PM 11/14 Lamy 5 NW 0.8 615 am 11/15
... Taos... Red River 8 SSW 12.0 803 am 11/15 Chamisal 1 ESE 4.0 700 am 11/15 Amalia 11 ENE 3.0 524 PM 11/14 Taos Pueblo 3 NW 2.2 700 am 11/15 Tres Ritos 4 NNW 2.0 100 am 11/15 Taos 2 SSE 1.2 700 am 11/15 Taos Pueblo 9 WNW 1.0 700 am 11/15 Questa 1.0 1030 am 11/15
... Torrance... Manzano 2 se T 645 am 11/15 Moriarty 1 N T 700 am 11/15