Milder air is present with passing clouds and hardly any precipitation with southwestern winds are bringing some moisture.
However, in the nudge in the jet stream is also allowing for parched air to mix in with the milder-than-average conditions.
Meanwhile, air temperatures in the north are starting off around the upper 20s to the lower 40s, except for some northeastern areas starting off around the upper 40s. And in the south, air temperatures are ranging from around the upper 30s to 50s.
Apart from that, many areas from eastern New Mexico to the Pecos River Valley area will range from the 70s to the 80s. The northern higher elevations will range from the upper 40s to around 60, while the northern valley floors to western and central areas will mostly range from the 70s to the 80s.
A very spotty showers of rain this afternoon, with a few lightning strikes,a re possible with the passing clouds.
After that, a consistent upper-level winds will continue to bring in more clouds from the southwest ahead with a drier and warming trend through the middle of the week, elevating the fire threat.
Then, another dusty cold front will bring in more precipitation to the north, dropping temperatures, and keeping winds gusty toward the end of the week.
The moisture will reside back over the region late this weekend into next week with some higher rain chances, which will keep conditions mild.
