Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
421 WWUS85 KABQ 092118 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 318 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 NMZ210-213-214-101100- Tusas Mountains Including Chama- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains- 318 PM MDT Thu May 9 2024 ...LATE SEASON SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY... An unseasonably cool weather system will impact NM tonight and Friday with several inches of snow possible in the northern high terrain above 9,000 feet. Rain and high elevation snow showers currently initiating across the northern mountains will increase in coverage tonight and early Friday. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are possible with locally higher amounts possible above 10,000 feet. Folks planning recreation activities in the higher terrain of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the San Juan/Tusas Mountains should be prepared for accumulating snowfall and cold temperatures. Low visibility is also expected with localized slick travel possible through Bobcat Pass and portions of U.S. 64 near Hopewell Lake. $$ 12