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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 421 AM MST Tue Jan 27 2026

- Wind chill temperatures as low as 15 below below zero will pose a risk to people, pets, plants, and pipes in southeastern New Mexico tonight.

- Freezing fog is once again expected to develop over the lower Pecos River valley in Chaves County late tonight and into tomorrow morning, dropping visibility to 1/2 a mile or less.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Wednesday) Issued at 1224 AM MST Tue Jan 27 2026

It's a fairly tranquil night across the Land of Enchantment as a ridge of high pressure comes ashore the western CONUS. Some breezy westerlies remain tonight over portions of the central highlands and east-central plains this hour. Temperatures in these areas are forecast to dip into the single-digits to near 10F near sunrise and it won't take much to drop wind chills even further. Roswell remains bitter cold given the higher snow accumulations remaining there. The current temperature has already fallen to 0F at time of this writing and is forecast to dip several degrees below zero. Wind chills here have already falling to -10F or below. Thus the current slate of Cold Weather Advisories and Extreme Cold Warning for Chaves County Plains remains on track. Will monitor the need for expansion to Santa Fe and Grants dependent on drainage winds developing tonight into Tuesday morning.

The ridge axis slides over the Great Basin with lesser winds forecast today relative to Monday. Highs climb further into the 40s to near 50F for most lower and mid-elevation areas. The exception will remain for areas with snow on the ground still, notably Chaves County and Roswell where forecast highs are still in the 30s.

LONG TERM

(Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 1224 AM MST Tue Jan 27 2026

The ridge flattens as it crosses west to east across New Mexico Wednesday. High temperatures climb further into the upper 40s and 50s for lower and mid-elevation areas. A shortwave trough looks to clip northern and northeastern NM Wednesday night into Thursday with little to now precipitation chances. This will plateau the warming trend bringing a northerly wind shift most areas, notably across eastern NM. Forecast highs as such remain fairly similar to what is forecast Wednesday. Roswell is likely the exception here with a more notable warm-up given much or all of the snow will have melted by this point.

An amplified jet pattern will redevelop with a ridge over the western CONUS and a troughing pattern over the eastern CONUS Friday and into next weekend. This will set the stage for a modest cold front to back into eastern NM. There's low precipitation potential in this pattern across eastern NM, with a modest dip in temperatures most likely.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 421 AM MST Tue Jan 27 2026

VFR prevails with the exception of freezing fog bringing LIFR conditions to KROW this morning. This is expected to lift and burn off past sunrise to about 16Z. Otherwise, winds will be light most areas with high cirrus passing over the state.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 1224 AM MST Tue Jan 27 2026

No fire weather concerns thru the next 7 days, notably thru the next 2-3 days with abundant snow melt ongoing. Prevailing winds lessen as a ridge of high pressure slides west to east across the region. An ensuing warming trend accompanies the ridge thru Wednesday, plateauing Thursday. A northerly wind shift arrives Thursday with a modest cold front entering eastern NM this coming weekend.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Farmington...................... 42 18 46 19 / 0 0 0 0 Dulce........................... 44 9 49 9 / 0 0 0 0 Cuba............................ 43 15 48 17 / 0 0 0 0 Gallup.......................... 48 10 52 13 / 0 0 0 0 El Morro........................ 47 19 52 20 / 0 0 0 0 Grants.......................... 49 11 54 16 / 0 0 0 0 Quemado......................... 47 18 54 19 / 0 0 0 0 Magdalena....................... 46 26 50 29 / 0 0 0 0 Datil........................... 48 22 52 25 / 0 0 0 0 Reserve......................... 58 19 59 22 / 0 0 0 0 Glenwood........................ 60 23 62 25 / 0 0 0 0 Chama........................... 39 10 43 9 / 0 0 0 0 Los Alamos...................... 41 20 44 22 / 0 0 0 0 Pecos........................... 47 18 49 22 / 0 0 0 0 Cerro/Questa.................... 39 17 44 17 / 0 0 0 0 Red River....................... 33 13 38 14 / 0 0 0 0 Angel Fire...................... 39 -10 43 8 / 0 0 0 0 Taos............................ 42 8 46 11 / 0 0 0 0 Mora............................ 47 15 53 21 / 0 0 0 0 Espanola........................ 47 12 50 15 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Fe........................ 42 21 44 23 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Fe Airport................ 42 17 44 19 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Foothills........... 47 26 48 29 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Heights............. 47 23 49 26 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Valley.............. 49 20 51 22 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 48 23 49 25 / 0 0 0 0 Belen........................... 47 14 48 17 / 0 0 0 0 Bernalillo...................... 47 22 49 23 / 0 0 0 0 Bosque Farms.................... 48 16 50 18 / 0 0 0 0 Corrales........................ 49 21 50 23 / 0 0 0 0 Los Lunas....................... 48 18 49 19 / 0 0 0 0 Placitas........................ 43 24 45 26 / 0 0 0 0 Rio Rancho...................... 48 23 49 25 / 0 0 0 0 Socorro......................... 48 21 51 25 / 0 0 0 0 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 41 21 44 24 / 0 0 0 0 Tijeras......................... 42 23 44 25 / 0 0 0 0 Edgewood........................ 43 16 46 21 / 0 0 0 0 Moriarty/Estancia............... 44 7 47 16 / 0 0 0 0 Clines Corners.................. 39 17 44 21 / 0 0 0 0 Mountainair..................... 44 17 46 23 / 0 0 0 0 Gran Quivira.................... 44 16 46 23 / 0 0 0 0 Carrizozo....................... 44 23 47 26 / 0 0 0 0 Ruidoso......................... 47 23 48 29 / 0 0 0 0 Capulin......................... 45 16 50 21 / 0 0 0 0 Raton........................... 47 13 51 18 / 0 0 0 0 Springer........................ 49 11 54 17 / 0 0 0 0 Las Vegas....................... 49 16 54 20 / 0 0 0 0 Clayton......................... 47 21 54 28 / 0 0 0 0 Roy............................. 47 15 49 23 / 0 0 0 0 Conchas......................... 50 14 57 23 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Rosa...................... 49 16 54 27 / 0 0 0 0 Tucumcari....................... 49 12 56 25 / 0 0 0 0 Clovis.......................... 45 15 49 27 / 0 0 0 0 Portales........................ 43 11 49 24 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Sumner..................... 47 12 48 20 / 0 0 0 0 Roswell......................... 33 9 39 17 / 0 0 0 0 Picacho......................... 49 21 52 29 / 0 0 0 0 Elk............................. 53 20 57 27 / 0 0 0 0

ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Cold Weather Advisory until 9 AM MST this morning for NMZ222-223- 235>237.

Extreme Cold Warning until 9 AM MST this morning for NMZ238.

Freezing Fog Advisory until 9 AM MST this morning for NMZ238.