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- Category: Weather
Attached is a Situational Awareness Briefing for Strong Wind and Fire Weather for this weekend, April 25-26.
· Breezy Saturday, then windy Sunday. Strongest wind occurring Sunday afternoon with gusts up to 50 mph.
· Red Flag Warning in effect both days for critical fire weather conditions.
· Blowing dust reducing visibility for some locations Sunday afternoon.
See more details in the PDF below:
- Category: Front Page News
April 24, 2026
Gila Las Cruces Type 3 IMT Assumes Command of Hummingbird Fire
Acres: 25
Start Date: 4/20/2026
Location:15 miles east of Glenwood, NM
Personnel: 164
Containment: 0 %
Cause: Lightning
- Category: Front Page News
NMDOT prepares for the annual Tour of the Gila
Motorists should expect road closures and delays
SILVER CITY – The 39th annual Tour of the Gila bicycle race, returns to southern New Mexico Wednesday, April 29, through Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Law enforcement agencies will provide traffic control as racers travel through various routes and will be stationed on NM 90, US 180, NM 152, NM 356, NM 15, and NM 35to secure the safety of cyclists, spectators, and motorists. Motorists may encounter intermittent closures. Please expect delays.
For more race information, visit the Tour of the Gila presented by New Mexico True website at www.tourofthegila.com or contact Jack Brennan at (575) 590-2612.
Wednesday, Apr. 29, Tyrone Individual Time Trial: Begins and finishes on NM 90 from Tyrone (mile marker 39) to north of Lordsburg (mile marker 29). The closure will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in both directions.
- Category: Weather
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CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY, AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, AND ADDITIONALLY WEST TEXAS ON SUNDAY...
.Strong southwest flow aloft will develop as a Pacific storm system moves to southern California Saturday and across the Four Corners region Sunday. Wind gusts Saturday will increase to around 40 mph, and Sunday to 50 mph or greater. Minimum relative humidity will range from 10-15 percent lowlands to 15-20 percent mountains. Widespread tree mortality and die back fuels will increase the wildfire risk as ERCs climb to 85-90 percentile.Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 1215 PM MDT Fri Apr 24 202
- Category: Front Page News
Online donations will be accepted April 13 - 24 at www.givegrandly.org (which does not seem to be working on April 23, 2026).
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: Some names may be misspelled as this photographer could not read her own handwriting!] :-)
- Category: Front Page News
APS Pro Cycling team members give a presentation at Guadalupe Montessori School on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Teams participating in the UCI races at the Tour of the Gila presented by New Mexico True will continue making school visits in the days leading up to the race. Photo by Cooper Rogers for Tour of the Gila.
Most robust men's and women's fields ever for the 2026 bicycling stage race
Silver City, NM — Thirty-three teams have accepted invitations to the UCI men's and women's races at the 2026 Tour of the Gila presented by New Mexico True. Both fields race five stages over five days, beginning Wednesday, April 29.
The 19 teams making up the UCI men's field include pro road team Modern Adventure Pro Cycling along with 10 UCI continental teams (half being international), six domestic elite teams, and two club teams (both international).
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