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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 422 AM MST Mon Feb 2 2026

- Patchy areas of freezing fog and low visibility may impact areas across the lower Pecos River Valley through mid this morning.

- Near to above normal temperatures will prevail across the region through the next 7 days, except for slightly below normal temperatures on Wednesday across eastern New Mexico.

- Flurries may develop across northeast New Mexico Tuesday night through Wednesday morning, otherwise, dry conditions will continue.

SHORT TERM

(Tonight through Tuesday night) Issued at 1131 PM MST Sun Feb 1 2026

Low clouds, and mist are redeveloping once again in the lower Pecos River Valley of Chaves County, including Roswell, early this morning. Any low clouds and mist should burn off mid to late this morning as stronger southwest flow mixes down to the surface. The recent warmup peaks areawide on today as the upper high/ridge flattens and shifts east to over the Great Plains due to a weak trough moving across the area. Highs will generally 8 to 15 degrees above average with the aforementioned disturbance bringing some high clouds overhead. Breezy west winds with peak gusts of 30 to 40 mph across east central NM on the southern flank of a surface lee low over northeast NM. Breezy north winds across far northeast NM on the northern flank of the surface lee low. The weak upper level trough and surface lee low exits east into Texas tonight allowing a weak backdoor front with some breezy north winds in it's wake to push through eastern NM. This backdoor front will cool high temperatures down close to average on Tuesday. Similar high temperatures to today across western and central NM as a Rex Block develops along the Pacific Coast. A disturbance embedded in the northwest flow between the Rex Block and longwave troughing across the eastern 2/3rd of the Continental U.S. will slide down the Rockies and High Plains late Tuesday into early Wednesday morning. Can't rule out a few sprinkles and flurries across northeast and far east central NM during this time.

LONG TERM

(Wednesday through next Monday) Issued at 1131 PM MST Sun Feb 1 2026

High temperatures cool down to near average across western and central NM and slightly below average across eastern NM with breezy northeast and east winds on Wednesday behind a backdoor front associated with the Tuesday night/Wednesday morning disturbance. The cooldown won't last long though as high temperatures quickly rebound to around 5 to 15 degrees above average with continued dry conditions late next week. This is due to the upper high portion of the Rex block over the Pacific coast pivoting east to over much of the Intermountain West with the upper low of the Rex block meandering over Southern CA and Baja CA. Extended ensemble guidance shows a pattern change beginning next Monday February 9th as a longwave upper level trough moves into the Pacific Coast. This pattern change will help to increase precipitation chances across much of the western U.S., including New Mexico.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 422 AM MST Mon Feb 2 2026

A patchy area of low clouds and freezing fog is present near Hagerman and Lake Arthur on the Chaves and Eddy County border. Based on satellite trends, think KROW should remain VFR, but will bear watching. Also have some patchy areas of MVFR visibility from mist between Melrose Range and KCVN. These patchy areas should burn off mid to late this morning. VFR conditions will prevail with increasing mid and high clouds today. Breezy west- northwest winds across northwest and east central NM, including KFMN and KCQC during the day along with breezy north winds across northeast NM, including KCAO, behind a backdoor front. Peak gusts around 20 to 25 kt, except around 35 kts across the central highlands, including KCQC. Winds turn northerly across the rest of the eastern plains late in the afternoon and this evening as the backdoor front pushes south. Peak gusts of 20 to 30 kts along and just behind the front. Mid and upper level clouds shift to central and southern areas overnight.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 1131 PM MST Sun Feb 1 2026

No critical fire weather concerns through this weekend. The recent warmup peaks areawide today with some breezy west winds across east central areas and breezy north winds across far northeast areas. These winds combined with min relative humidity values in the low teens and 50th-70th percentile ERCs will result in elevated fire weather conditions across northeast areas Cooling down closer to average across eastern areas Tuesday and near to slightly below average across all areas Wednesday behind two backdoor fronts. Some flurries and sprinkles across northeast NM Tuesday night into early Wednesday. Milder temperatures quickly return late next week as high pressure builds east and dominates the intermountain West. More widespread areas of good to very good ventilation across the highlands, east central and northeast plains today. Fair to very good ventilation outside of the Rio Grande Valley and southeast plains Tuesday. Good to very good ventilation across south central and eastern areas Wednesday before widespread poor ventilation Thursday and Friday. Good to very good ventilation across the highlands Saturday.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Farmington...................... 56 24 54 24 / 0 0 0 0 Dulce........................... 55 16 53 16 / 0 0 0 0 Cuba............................ 55 22 52 22 / 0 0 0 0 Gallup.......................... 60 17 57 17 / 0 0 0 0 El Morro........................ 56 20 56 21 / 0 0 0 0 Grants.......................... 61 18 58 19 / 0 0 0 0 Quemado......................... 58 22 57 23 / 0 0 0 0 Magdalena....................... 61 30 57 29 / 0 0 0 0 Datil........................... 58 24 57 25 / 0 0 0 0 Reserve......................... 65 25 64 24 / 0 0 0 0 Glenwood........................ 68 32 69 28 / 0 0 0 0 Chama........................... 49 16 47 16 / 0 0 0 0 Los Alamos...................... 54 29 52 27 / 0 0 0 5 Pecos........................... 57 24 53 22 / 0 0 0 10 Cerro/Questa.................... 50 22 48 20 / 0 0 0 20 Red River....................... 46 16 43 15 / 0 0 5 20 Angel Fire...................... 49 6 46 7 / 0 0 10 20 Taos............................ 54 19 51 18 / 0 0 0 10 Mora............................ 58 21 53 18 / 0 0 10 10 Espanola........................ 61 25 58 23 / 0 0 0 10 Santa Fe........................ 56 28 53 26 / 0 0 0 10 Santa Fe Airport................ 58 25 56 24 / 0 0 0 10 Albuquerque Foothills........... 59 32 57 31 / 0 0 0 5 Albuquerque Heights............. 61 33 59 32 / 0 0 0 5 Albuquerque Valley.............. 64 26 61 25 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 63 30 60 30 / 0 0 0 0 Belen........................... 63 27 61 27 / 0 0 0 0 Bernalillo...................... 63 29 60 28 / 0 0 0 5 Bosque Farms.................... 62 26 61 25 / 0 0 0 0 Corrales........................ 63 29 61 28 / 0 0 0 0 Los Lunas....................... 62 28 61 27 / 0 0 0 0 Placitas........................ 58 30 57 30 / 0 0 0 5 Rio Rancho...................... 62 30 60 30 / 0 0 0 0 Socorro......................... 65 33 63 31 / 0 0 0 0 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 55 28 53 26 / 0 0 0 10 Tijeras......................... 55 29 53 28 / 0 0 0 10 Edgewood........................ 57 25 55 25 / 0 0 0 10 Moriarty/Estancia............... 60 21 57 21 / 0 0 0 10 Clines Corners.................. 55 26 52 24 / 0 0 0 10 Mountainair..................... 59 26 56 25 / 0 0 0 5 Gran Quivira.................... 59 27 57 26 / 0 0 0 0 Carrizozo....................... 59 33 59 31 / 0 0 0 0 Ruidoso......................... 56 30 54 27 / 0 0 0 0 Capulin......................... 57 21 51 20 / 0 0 10 20 Raton........................... 61 20 55 21 / 0 0 10 20 Springer........................ 65 19 59 21 / 0 0 10 10 Las Vegas....................... 63 23 56 21 / 0 0 10 10 Clayton......................... 63 28 57 28 / 0 0 5 10 Roy............................. 65 24 55 25 / 0 0 10 10 Conchas......................... 69 26 62 28 / 0 0 5 10 Santa Rosa...................... 67 27 60 28 / 0 0 0 10 Tucumcari....................... 71 27 61 28 / 0 0 0 10 Clovis.......................... 67 31 60 30 / 0 0 0 5 Portales........................ 68 30 61 29 / 0 0 0 5 Fort Sumner..................... 69 28 59 29 / 0 0 0 5 Roswell......................... 60 32 58 30 / 0 0 0 5 Picacho......................... 68 33 60 32 / 0 0 0 0 Elk............................. 66 31 59 29 / 0 0 0 0

ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.