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Weather
- Category: Weather
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Central Grant
County/Silver City Area-
Including the cities of Faywood, Fort Bayard, Mimbres, Silver
City, Grant County Airport, and Hurley
927 PM MST Tue Jan 6 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of one to three
inches. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph.
* WHERE...Central Grant County/Silver City Area and Southern Gila
Foothills/Mimbres Valley.
* WHEN...From 6 PM Thursday to 5 AM MST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
- Category: Weather
Attached is the latest graphical Drought Information Statement. This product will be updated on February 7th or sooner if necessary in response to significant changes in conditions.
Severe (D2) drought status affecting Southern New Mexico. Abnormally Dry (D0) to Moderate (D1) drought status affecting Far West Texas.
No change in drought conditions after very warm and dry December.
- Category: Weather
ROAD ADVISORY
Difficult Driving Conditions in Silver City Area
NM 15 and NM 152 may be icy in areas due to snow melt. Please drive with caution, reduce speed, and obey all posted traffic signs. The NMDOT will continue to monitor conditions. This event will be updated as conditions change.
- Category: Weather
ROAD ADVISORY
FLOODING – Mimbres/Lake Roberts Area
NM 35 from milepost 27 to 5, Mimbres, has water running over the roadway at low water crossings, roadway is still passable. NMDOT is currently monitoring and will notify as conditions change.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don’t drown.
- Category: Weather
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Sierra County Lakes-Southern Dona
Ana County/Mesilla Valley-
Including the cities of Sunland Park, Vado, Spaceport, Las
Cruces, Columbus, Derry, Deming, and Truth Or Consequences
Sun Nov 9 2025
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern New Mexico, including the cities of
Deming and Las Cruces.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MST Monday.
- Category: Weather
Upper Gila River Valley-Northern Dona Ana County-Otero Mesa-West
Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East Central Tularosa
Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Salt Basin-Southern
Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the cities of Garfield, White Sands Range Headquarters,
Orogrande, Tularosa, Alamogordo, Buckhorn, Sierra Blanca, Hatch,
Crow Flats, Cliff, Holloman AFB, Chaparral, Gila Hot Springs,
Salt Flat, White Sands National Park, Radium Springs, Mule Creek,
Cornudas, and Dell City
950 AM MDT Wed Oct 29 2025
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MDT THURSDAY...
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