Many New Mexicans across the state woke up to extremely cold air Tuesday morning, with some temperatures even reaching record lows. The coldest weather was felt in northern New Mexico, with -32 reported in Angle Fire,
Low pressure has made its way into northern New Mexico from the northern Rocky Mountains today. This low-pressure system brought round one of snow to New Mexico. Over the course of the day, the snowfall has moved across the northeastern corner of the sate and south towards Tucumcari and Clovis.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque issued an urgent extreme cold warning Monday (Jan. 20) to communities across most of New Mexico, including Taos County and North Central New Mexico.
Cold temperatures are expected to sweep the region starting this weekend, with lows in the single digits Monday night.
The NWS has issued the warnings as a powerful polar vortex continues to make temperatures plunge nationwide this week.
It has been a warm and windy afternoon for New Mexico. The temperatures may be cooling off but the wind will be sticking around for tomorrow. Upper-level flow has been increasing over southeastern New Mexico this afternoon.
We've named hurricanes since the 1950s, and naming weather systems goes back hundreds of years. Buy why not winter storms?
A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven't seen before.
Temperatures in the South were colder than Flagstaff on Tuesday and more snow fell in some areas in one day than all winter in northern Arizona.
A major winter storm that slammed Texas and the northern Gulf Coast is spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida panhandle and eastern Carolinas.
A once-in-a-lifetime winter storm is pounding the southern states with several inches of snow and blizzard conditions.
Several schools in New Mexico will be impacted by dangerous cold wind chills statewide. A cold weather advisory has been issued for most of New Mexico through Wednesday morning, Jan. 22. Click the link below to see a list of schools that have been delayed or closed due to winter weather.