Author Topic: One thing about New Mexico... (Read 205067 times)

Cienega32 · « **Reply #875 on:** December 02, 2011, 09:30:20 PM »

Interesting weather is when my high temp (48.9) is at exactly 12:00AM.

Light rain began at 7PM so tomorrow morning should look nice, if it's clear. Maybe the rain/snow will wash off all that desert dirt that is literally nearly sand blasted into everything like the pool coping stone.

Chris H. · « **Reply #876 on:** December 03, 2011, 01:03:39 AM »

First flakes are falling now as of 11:03PM.

And it's sticking.

hoop · « **Reply #877 on:** December 03, 2011, 04:29:14 AM »

The Rio Grande approves of this weather

Farmtalk · « **Reply #878 on:** December 03, 2011, 07:54:28 AM »

Quote from: Chris H. on December 03, 2011, 01:03:39 AM

First flakes are falling now as of 11:03PM.

And it's sticking.

Woohoo! You got some snow, I have only gotten a dusting so far this year

Cienega32 · « **Reply #879 on:** December 03, 2011, 01:34:17 PM »

There were times when it looked like snow in the street lites but in any case, it was melted by the time it hit the ground. It stayed in the upper 30s for the most part with 34.5 as the morning low. Mountains are dusted and have some cloud cover, Higher peaks that I can see look nice and bright-white.

The 'storm precip' of 0.44" rounds me out to 3.5" YTD.

Later forecasts are still dynamic with the snow chance now sitting on Sun nite thru Mon nite. Tuesday now shows a high of 32 and sunny.

Quote from: hoop on December 03, 2011, 04:29:14 AM

The Rio Grande approves of this weather

My stretch of the Rio Grande probably misses out on this slow rainfall at this elevation but the local aquifer is sure to enjoy what it gets.

Farmtalk · « **Reply #880 on:** December 03, 2011, 09:00:25 PM »

Too much rain here and a LOT more to come! I like the rain, I find it relaxing, but I dont like seeing the creek banks swell like they have been...Could get ugly for the Ohio River Valley early this coming week.

Chris H. · « **Reply #881 on:** December 03, 2011, 09:06:53 PM »

Skies cleared some today, though the snow came back around 6 tonight...for awhile it looked as if I were going out...but as soon as I made plans...everything started turning white...we have about 1.2 inches on the ground now...the snow band is moving out.

And it's below freezing, which means the streets are going to be icy.

We're in for round two late tonight and into tomorrow and tomorrow night

Farmtalk · « **Reply #882 on:** December 03, 2011, 09:56:00 PM »

Time to get the sled out for you all in NM

Cienega32 · « **Reply #883 on:** December 04, 2011, 01:10:50 AM »

Quote from: farmtalk on December 03, 2011, 09:56:00 PM

Time to get the sled out for you all in NM

Get the sled out? I just got all the cardboard, leaves, plastic bags, etc that ended up in my pool out!

Farmtalk · « **Reply #884 on:** December 04, 2011, 08:50:07 AM »

Any time I here the word 'snow' and 'accumulation', I think sledding time is here

Chris H. · « **Reply #885 on:** December 04, 2011, 08:12:10 PM »

This just hit my weather feeds:

Quote

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
455 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ON THE WAY...

.THE LAST IN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL
APPROACH THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT...THEN TRACK SOUTHWARD
INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY BEFORE PASSING SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER
THE STATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON...RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF NEW
MEXICO. DEEP EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE THE HEAVIEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ALONG THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY IN MOST LOCATIONS...RESULTING IN DIFFICULT
OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FURTHER...A POWERFUL BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT WILL USHER STRONG WINDS THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF
THE STATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. AN EAST WIND WILL
DEVELOP BELOW CANYONS OPENING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WITH
GUSTS PEAKING IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ON MONDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE 20S AND TEENS
IN MOST LOCATIONS. SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS WILL BE WIDESPREAD
MONDAY...WITH BELOW ZERO READINGS FROM THE CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD MOSTLY END MONDAY NIGHT...BUT IMPACTS TO
INFRASTRUCTURE WILL LAST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING AS
COMMUNITIES DIG OUT OF THE HEAVY SNOW.

NMZ503-504-516>519-050700-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0009.111205T0100Z-111206T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0007.111205T0100Z-111206T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
455 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NEW MEXICOS RIO GRANDE
  AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEYS...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
  NORTHWARD TONIGHT...THEN THE FOCUS FOR HEAVIER PRECIPITATION
  WILL SHIFT ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40 ON MONDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE
  IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT...WITH HEAVIER SNOW
  LINGERING LONGEST ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* WINDS...STRONG EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BELOW CANYONS OPENING
  INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
  SPEEDS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ON
  MONDAY. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 BELOW TO 5
  ABOVE ZERO ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40...AND FROM 5 TO 15 DEGREES
  ABOVE ZERO SOUTH OF I-40. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW THE SNOW
  WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  SNOW. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS...SUCH AS I-25 THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Also, it was really cold and icy this morning. I can only imagine what tomorrow morning will be like.

SlowModem · « **Reply #886 on:** December 04, 2011, 08:17:18 PM »

Quote from: Chris H. on December 04, 2011, 08:12:10 PM

This just hit my weather feeds:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
455 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ON THE WAY...

OK, I'm reassessing my plans to move to Tucumcari if I win the Powerball!

Chris H. · « **Reply #887 on:** December 04, 2011, 11:17:19 PM »

Looking at Wundergrounds station maps...I'm seeing a lot of stations east of Albuquerque with only temperature stats and some with wind stats. Makes me wonder if the cold weather ate batteries?

SlowModem · « **Reply #888 on:** December 04, 2011, 11:21:50 PM »

Quote from: Chris H. on December 04, 2011, 11:17:19 PM

Looking at Wundergrounds station maps...I'm seeing a lot of stations east of Albuquerque with only temperature stats and some with wind stats. Makes me wonder if the cold weather ate batteries?

If it's below freezing and there is precipitation, the anemometers could be stuck.

SlowModem · « **Reply #889 on:** December 04, 2011, 11:53:06 PM »

Quote

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico restaurant employee says he's now seen it all, after three men left his diner with rolls of toilet paper and were nabbed in the parking lot by police.

Burgers, Dogs and Wings employee Josh Flannery-Stewart tells KOAT-TV (http://bit.ly/rtVXdL ) in Albuquerque that he was immediately suspicious of the men when they came in Saturday because they weren't talking and appeared "messed up."

The three went into the bathroom and emerged carrying about a dozen rolls of toilet paper. They got in a car in the parking lot, but didn't get far.

Albuquerque police apparently already had the trio under surveillance and quickly surrounded the car and arrested them.

The toilet paper was returned to its rightful owner.

I guess those crooks were "wiped" out!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled weather discussion.......

Chris H. · « **Reply #890 on:** December 05, 2011, 01:04:13 AM »

Quote from: Slow Modem on December 04, 2011, 11:53:06 PM

Quote
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico restaurant employee says he's now seen it all, after three men left his diner with rolls of toilet paper and were nabbed in the parking lot by police.

Burgers, Dogs and Wings employee Josh Flannery-Stewart tells KOAT-TV (http://bit.ly/rtVXdL ) in Albuquerque that he was immediately suspicious of the men when they came in Saturday because they weren't talking and appeared "messed up."

The three went into the bathroom and emerged carrying about a dozen rolls of toilet paper. They got in a car in the parking lot, but didn't get far.

Albuquerque police apparently already had the trio under surveillance and quickly surrounded the car and arrested them.

The toilet paper was returned to its rightful owner.

I guess those crooks were "wiped" out!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled weather discussion.......

That was good for a few laughs.

Chris H. · « **Reply #891 on:** December 05, 2011, 12:31:23 PM »

My truck this morning:

It's 22*F outside (all the thermometers outside my house say 32*F which is highly inaccurate...)

Schools and businesses are closed. Now..why can't it do this closer to Christmas?

Cienega32 · « **Reply #892 on:** December 05, 2011, 01:15:12 PM »

Been in the low 30s all morning while this thick grey-white cloud slowly rolled over the mountains in my direction.

I guess the leading edge has found my property - it is now snowing!

Even with the wet ground it's sticking fairly well. My car is outside the garage and should look like your truck by the end of the day at this rate.

Chris H. · « **Reply #893 on:** December 05, 2011, 01:48:55 PM »

I think our snow is headed down your way by late afternoon...we're still getting flakes.

Cienega32 · « **Reply #894 on:** December 05, 2011, 03:17:55 PM »

Still snowing at a pretty good clip so far and thanks but no thanks, Chris - I've got enough of my own snow down here!

Cienega32 · « **Reply #895 on:** December 05, 2011, 06:01:26 PM »

I'm now getting those little dust flakes but my Winter Storm Watch has turned red with "Warning":

Event: Winter Storm Warning
Alert:

...STRONG WINTER STORM BRINGING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER...

.THE LAST AND STRONGEST IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORM SYSTEMS...
WILL CONTINUE DROPPING SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST
TEXAS THIS EVENING. THIS STORM CONTINUE TO DELIVER VERY HEAVY
SNOWFALL FOR AREA MOUNTAINS AND LIGHT SNOW FOR THE LOWLANDS. THE
SYSTEM IS ALSO SENDING A STRONG BACKDOOR COLD FRONT OUR WAY FROM
THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH
HIGHER WIND GUSTS ALONG WEST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FROM SLIPPERY OR SNOW
PACKED ROADS AND FROM VERY POOR VISIBILITIES DECREASING BELOW A
QUARTER MILE OVER SOME AREAS. WIND CHILLS COULD FALL TO THE
SINGLE DIGITS FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS EVENING...ACROSS
EASTERN PORTIONS OF OTERO COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...
DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW.

Cienega32 · « **Reply #896 on:** December 05, 2011, 06:54:51 PM »

The high today was at 11AM - 34.4. The low is now - 27.5 and falling.

Tomorrow is 'casted to be even colder: 31/15

Albuquerque Weather · « **Reply #897 on:** December 05, 2011, 09:20:17 PM »

Here in ABQ

33.1 High - Low of 20.8 and falling

Chris H. · « **Reply #898 on:** December 05, 2011, 09:57:16 PM »

Our WSW ends at 5AM now instead of 11AM. It's COLD here though.

Right now as of 8:25PM MST: 11*F

Cienega32 · « **Reply #899 on:** December 06, 2011, 01:41:42 AM »

Your sticker must be broken... it shows 0

I'm pushing 15 right now but the winds are nil.

I'm sick of winter already and it's not even winter yet.

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