Through mid afternoon scattered rain showers and high terrain snow showers will continue to stream northeastward across northwest New Mexico...the north central mountains and the west central mountains. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible. The snow level will vary around 8500 feet. Through 245 PM precipitation will favor the west slopes of the San Juan Mountains...Jemez Mountains and Sangre de Cristo Mountains...where up to 1 inch of additional snow may accumulate across the high terrain. Heavier snow showers will drop visibility below one half mile at times. Roadways may become slick over mountain passes.
Forecast for West 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
Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms with rain and snow showers. Snow accumulation 1 or 2 inches...except 3 to 5 inches above 7500 feet. Highs in the 30s to upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Numerous thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the evening...then numerous snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches...except 3 to 5 inches above 7500 feet. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog in the morning. Numerous rain and snow showers in the morning...then numerous thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches...except 5 to 7 inches above 7500 feet. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the evening...then isolated snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Colder. Lows 5 to 20. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Patchy fog. Not as cool. Highs in the 30s to mid 40s.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5 PM MST Sunday...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5 PM MST Sunday.
Snow developing during the day today over the San Juan Mountains will expand in coverage to the northwest Highlands... the Jemez Mountains... and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains by tonight as snow levels fall below 6000 feet.
Total snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches are expected through Sunday afternoon across the San Juan... Sangre de Cristo... and Jemez Mountains. Higher amounts over one foot are possible across the highest peaks and western slopes near the Colorado border. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches are likely at lower elevations.
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.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:52 am MST on November 14, 2009
... NOAA Weather Radio remains out of service across northern and central New Mexico...
Multiple communication and hardware failures Thursday morning caused a NOAA Weather Radio outage throughout northern and central New Mexico. Since then... state technicians have been working earnestly to restore the system. Multiple parts have been replaced... however the new equipment is not robust enough to carry the signal. Therefore... more parts have been ordered. At this time... the earliest the NOAA Weather Radio broadcast will be restored is Monday.
Please note... this outage does not affect the Roswell transmitter... wwg-36.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
For complete weather information... please visit the National Weather Service website at weather.Gov/abq.