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- Category: Weather
[Editor's Note: Be aware that as the winds die down overnight, most roads will open or perhaps continue as difficult]
NM 9 is now open from Colum us to Santa Teresa, removed from NM Roads.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming to Las Cruces
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 westbound and eastbound lanes from mile marker 81, (DEMING WEST) to mile marker 132, 3 miles west of Las Cruces due to dust and high winds.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming to Akela
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 549 eastbound and westbound lanes from mile marker 0 to mile marker 31 areclosed due to dust and high winds.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS I-10 Arizona Stateline to Deming
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 westbound and eastbound lanes from mile marker 5, (NM 80/ROAD FORKS) to mile marker 81, (DEMING WEST) due to dust and high winds, roadways are impassable.
OPEN I-10 to Rodeo
NM 80 is now open, removed from NM Roads.
I-10 to Animas
NM 338 is now open, removed from NM Roads.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming to Hatch
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 26 eastbound from mile marker 0 to mile marker 44, 3 miles west of Hatch due to dust and high winds.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Deming to Silver City
Difficult Driving Conditions, US 180 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 164, Deming to mile marker 133, 3 miles west of Whitewater due to dust and high winds.
- Category: Weather
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 94, 9 miles east of Deming to mile marker 100, 15 miles east of Deming. High Winds - High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility.
- Category: Weather
High wind warning in Hildago, Dona Ana and Luna Counties, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
- Category: Weather
[Editor's Note: This editor is rebelling against resizing four different slightly varying maps, changing the format, saving them and then adding them to the various predictions.]
Basically the predictions are wind advisories, high wind warnings and/or blowing dust advisories with winds 25-35 mph with gusts to 50 mph or 55 mph.
...ADVISORY or WARNNG REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...DITTO IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph or 55 mph expected both today and Wednesday.
* WHERE... wherever you live on this map. You know what to expect!
- Category: Weather
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento
Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below
7500 Feet-Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Kingston, Timberon,
Mescalero, Sacramento, Pinon, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Lake
Roberts, Mountain Park, and Sunspot
103 PM MDT Mon May 12 2025
- Category: Weather
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Uplands of the Bootheel- Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes- Including the cities of Grant County Airport, Truth Or Consequences, Faywood, Derry, Winston, Hurley, Hillsboro,
Spaceport, and Cloverdale
103 PM MDT Mon May 12 2025
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.
* WHERE...Sierra County Lakes, Eastern Black Range Foothills,
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley, and Uplands of the
Bootheel.
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