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Weather
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY-SUNDAY... .A strong upper-level trough from the Pacific Northwest will bring breezy southwest winds for Gila National Forest and the Southwest New Mexico Deserts on Saturday and Sunday. These winds will range from 15-25 mph. Combined with Min RH values in the mid-to-upper teens, gusts up to 40 mph, and insufficient fuel recovery from isolated showers and thunderstorms this weekend, these winds will raise fire weather conditions to near critical.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST...
- Category: Weather
Attached is a Situational Awareness Briefing for next week's heat:
Lowland high temperatures of 103° to 107°FHeat advisories likely; Extreme Heat Warning possibleLittle to no chance for precipitation.
Visit the PDF below for the full information.
- Category: Weather
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Otero Mesa-WestCentral Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East Central TularosaBasin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-Including the cities of Tularosa, Winston, Spaceport, Buckhorn, Sierra Blanca, Hachita, Gila Hot Springs, Salt Flat, Chaparral, Faywood, Grant County Airport, Derry, Hillsboro, White Sands
National Park, Antelope Wells, Animas, Cornudas, Crow Flats, Mule Creek, Hueco Tanks, Dell City, Lordsburg, Loma Linda, Hurley, Cliff, Virden, Truth Or Consequences, Holloman AFB, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, Alamogordo, and Red Rock
1101 AM MDT Sun Jun 21 2026
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.HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON Tuesday TO 9 PM MDT Wednesday...
* WHAT...Temperatures of 104 to 108 expected.
- Category: Weather
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
High wind warning in Hildago 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
Difficult Driving Conditions Lordsburg Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 3, (STEINS) to mile marker 15, (GARY). High Winds - High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility.
- Category: Weather
It's that time of the year again: Monsoon Season is about to begin.
To help keep our communities safe, we invite you to partner with us for Monsoon Awareness Week (June 7th – 13th). Our theme this year is "Respect The Storm: Ready. Set. Monsoon."
Every day this week, the NWS will post a different monsoon hazard infographic, as stated below.[Editor'sOpinion: To make sure you stay scared, and prepared to be scared!]
- Category: Weather
Upper Gila River Valley-Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-
Lowlands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Otero Mesa-West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-
Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the cities of Cliff, Buckhorn, Gila Hot Springs,
Mule Creek, Lordsburg, Red Rock, Virden, Antelope Wells, Animas,
Hachita, Deming, Columbus, Truth Or Consequences, Derry,
Spaceport, Garfield, Hatch, Radium Springs, Las Cruces, Vado,
Sunland Park, Crow Flats, White Sands National Park, Chaparral,
- Category: Weather
Grant County has a chance for showers and thundershowers today, June 3, 2026 and tomorrow, Thursday, June 5, 2026. No need for panic, just be aware that, especially in recent burn scars, there is a chance of flooding.
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