Albuquerque gets more moisture on Monday; where might there be snow this holiday weekend??
Snow on the Sandias, as seen from Rio Rancho on Monday.Jessica Baca
Clouds hover over Rio Rancho on Monday. About a tenth to a quarter-inch of rain fell on Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Albuquerque.Jessica Baca
Albuquerque did not receive snow on Monday, but it did get some moisture.
About .11 inches of rain fell during the day, including the late afternoon when it came down with winds gusting as high as 41 mph.
Rio Rancho received between a tenth and a quarter-inch of rain on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
There was some snow in Clines Corner and between Santa Fe and Glorietta Pass Monday, though NWS Albuquerque meteorologist Clay Anderson said it was nothing that caused “significant road issues.”
Anderson said that over the past three days, the Metro area got up to .75 inches of moisture.
While the amount is not abnormal, the fact that it rained for three straight days is unusual, he said.
The weather should clear up Tuesday and remain sunny and warm into Thanksgiving Day and Friday with highs in the mid-50s.
Anderson said that often times in the last week of November and around Thanksgiving, Albuquerque sees its first significant snowstorm of the year, “but that doesn’t seem to be the case this year.”
He added, however, that places north and northeast like Las Vegas and Clayton could see some snow on Friday.
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Snow on the Sandias, as seen from Rio Rancho on Monday.Jessica Baca
Clouds hover over Rio Rancho on Monday. About a tenth to a quarter-inch of rain fell on Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Albuquerque.Jessica Baca
Rain falls over the Volcanos located west of Albuquerque, pictured on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.Jon Austria
Celestial Sena, from Espanola, snowboards down Thumper, a run at Sipapu ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, with 3 runs open, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Albuquerque resident Sidhelyn Talley-Bailey snowboards down Thumper, a run at Sipapu resort on opening day Friday.Eddie Moore
Skiers and snowboarders head down Thumper, a run at Sipapu ski resort Friday November 17, 2023. Friday is the opening day at the resort and the first ski area in New Mexico to open this season. Sipapu opened Friday, with 3 runs open, and will be open through November 26. Then it will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until December 8 when it will be open daily through the season. Sipapu saw first opened in 1952 and is often the state's earliest ski area to open each season.Eddie Moore
Sasha and Ursa enjoy the snow in the Sandia Heights Friday Nov. 10, 2023.Courtesy of KC Farley
Snow in the East Mountains Nov. 10, 2023.Jon Austria
Snow in the East Mountains Nov. 10, 2023.Jon Austria
Snow falls near La Luz Trail in the Sandia foothills on Friday.Donn Friedman
A snowy scene Friday morning going downhill from La Luz trailhead.Donn Friedman
