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Lots of sunshine greets the early part of the week as daytime highs are expected to climb into the mid-50 degree range. November is forecasted to bring more precipitation as the month moseys along. Cold, not so much. Yet. Surely, the rivers will recede more this week with the warmth. Here’s more:
An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 struck Las Animas County at 3:34 a.m. Sunday, November 8, about 5 miles south-southeast of Stonewall Gap and 9 miles southwest of Weston, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was in the hills of the upper Purgatoire River country, about 6 miles north of the New Mexico line. No damage or injuries were reported.
DENVER, Colo. — A long stretch of quiet, warm weather across the Southwest and Rockies could finally begin to change late next weekend. A strengthening subtropical jet stream is expected to start steering storms into the western and southwestern United States. That shift could bring more chances for colder weather and precipitation across the region. Confidence is high that mountain snow will be part of the pattern.
Drivers face patchy fog through Tuesday before dry weather continues and weekend rain chances return.
Monday’s Top Stories Monday’s Five Facts [1] Residents begin to return home two weeks after devastating flooding in Socorro County – Weeks after catastrophic flooding, homeowners in north Socorro County are starting to return home to evaluate what was left behind. Socorro County Emergency Manager Fred Berger says he’s been telling residents it’s going to […]
Heavy rain after a long drought has left some Albuquerque trees at risk of drowning as saturated soil pushes out oxygen around their roots.
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority is giving SNAP households in Cibola, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, Santa Fe and Socorro counties evacuated by flooding until Nov. 12 to request replacement benefits for food lost during the floods. About 17,547 households are eligible for the extension,...
Showers spread across New Mexico Friday, with isolated storms and light mountain snow possible.
SANTA FE, N.M. — Thousands of New Mexico families impacted by October flooding have additional time to request replacement food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP. The New Mexico Health Care Authority announced that households in six flood-affected counties have until Nov. 12, 2026,...
Snow could create slick conditions on I-25 and U.S. 64 as northern New Mexico temperatures drop.
SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Sandoval County has officially declared a disaster and emergency after flooding swept through the northern part of the county. The Sandoval County Board of Commissioners specifically said that the Ojo Encine, Torreon, and Counselor chapters of the Navajo Nation have been affected. The flooding has also washed out roads, threatened […]
Albuquerque could see rain Friday evening as weekend showers shift toward southeastern New Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Sunshine and chilly overnight temperatures will shape Albuquerque's weather through the weekend, with afternoon highs reaching the middle 60s while nighttime lows fall into the middle 30s.
NEW MEXICO — Severe storms are likely to develop overnight across New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle, bringing a nighttime chance of a strong EF-2 or stronger tornado along with damaging winds. A broken line of thunderstorms is expected to form across eastern Arizona and into central New Mexico by sunset. The greatest concern will build late in the evening and continue into the early morning hours of Monday.
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — Damaging storms are set to race across New Mexico and into the Texas Panhandle tonight, Sunday, November 1. A fast-moving line of storms is expected to form this evening and push across central and eastern New Mexico overnight, reaching the Texas Panhandle early Monday morning. Damaging winds pose a significant threat, with gusts over 70 mph possible in east-central New Mexico. A few tornadoes, some potentially strong, may also occur. Before that, a few strong storms with gusty winds and an isolated tornado are possible in southern Arizona this afternoon.
Crews are mopping up a large apartment fire near Edith Street and Odelia Road after high winds helped it spread and forced nearby evacuations.
Some areas have seen more than four times their normal rainfall over the past couple of months. Torrential downpours and severe thunderstorms have brought widespread flash flooding to typically dry parts of the U.S. Southwest in recent weeks. Additional heavy rain is on the way as a Pineapple Express sweeps...
Heavy rain could raise rivers to minor flood stage in parts of western New Mexico and near the Four Corners as wetter weather moves in Sunday.
A system will continue to push through New Mexico, keeping a flood watch through Monday but will soon fade in favor of a quieter pattern.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Central New Mexico residents can expect a wet start to November, with showers and possible thunderstorms returning to Albuquerque Sunday, Nov. 1, before breezy conditions and drier weather arrive Monday.