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Weather
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THURSDAY SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO... Dry and breezy weather pattern Wednesday and Thursday will set the stage for critical fire weather conditions across the New Mexico fire zones for Thursday. A shortwave trough coming across the Southern Rockies will induce surface low pressure in the Southern Plains on Thursday. West winds of 20 to 25 mph are forecast with gusts to 35 mph during the afternoon. Minimum relative humidity values of 7 to 15 percent are forecast. Widespread tree mortality and die back fuels will increase the wildfire risk as ERCs climb towards the 90th 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-
551 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY... Thursday will set the stage as relative humidity values drop close to 5 percent and winds become breezy, resulting in elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions. Critically dry conditions continue, as winds further increase to windy Friday as an upper-level trough swings through the Rockies. West southwest winds increase to 15 to 25 mph during the day with gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon. Relative humidity values fall to about 10 percent on Friday. Widespread tree mortality and dieback fuels will increase the wildfire risk in both the Gila and Lincoln National Forests as ERCs climb back above the average, towards the 90th percentile through Friday.
NMZ110 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-
1047 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026
- Category: Weather
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-
Including the cities of Lordsburg, Red Rock, and Virden
212 PM MDT Mon Apr 13 2026
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Visibility of less than one mile in blowing dust.
* WHERE...Portions of Hidalgo county including I-10 near
Lordsburg.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced
visibility.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Thunderstorm outflow winds and breezy
conditions will create areas of dense blowing dust. .
- Category: Weather
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS – Deming , Luna County
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 49, mile marker 116 Luna County.
High Winds - Blowing dust and rain may cause limited visibility. High profile vehicles use extreme caution
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 0, Arizona State Line to mile marker 50 Lordsburg.
High Winds - Blowing dust and rain may cause limited visibility. High profile vehicles use extreme caution
- Category: Weather
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 0, Arizona State Line to mile marker 50 Lordsburg.
High Winds - Blowing dust and rain may cause limited visibility. High profile vehicles use extreme caution
- Category: Weather
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
High wind warning in Luna County. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
ROAD ADVISORY
Difficult Driving Conditions Deming Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 11 northbound and southbound from mile marker 26, Sunshine to mile marker 31, 2 miles south of Deming. High Winds - High profile vehicles use extreme caution. Blowing dust may cause limited visibility.
- Category: Weather
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY FOR THE GILA REGION
IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
Abnormally warm and critically dry conditions will persist
Thursday with breezy winds which will create low-end critical
fire weather conditions in the southern portions of the Gila
region and Black Range. Minimum relative humidity values remain
very low at 5 to 10 percent. Dead, dieback fuels, and ERCs in the
90th percentile adds to increasing fire danger. An extended
duration of single digit minimum RHs will likely increase fire
behavior. Wind speeds will be marginal, reaching near critical
thresholds in the afternoon and early evening, but all of the
other ingredients suggest this being a Red Flag situation.
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
1246 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026
- Category: Weather
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel- Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin- Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County- Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Otero Mesa- Central Grant County/Silver City Area- 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 Hurley, Faywood, Grant County Airport, Lordsburg, Red Rock, Virden, Antelope Wells, Animas, Hachita, Cloverdale, Deming, Columbus,
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