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Parts of New Mexico could reach mid-70s on Thursday
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For a few days, New Mexico residents could put away their winter coats.
On Thursday, Albuquerque and other parts of the Land of Enchantment could see temperatures reach the upper 60s and low 70s, including Roswell where it may hit 75 degrees, according to the National Weather Service of Albuquerque.
In the metro area, highs are expected to be in the mid-50s Monday and Tuesday before climbing up to the mid-60s on Thursday, which would be near the record-high for Dec. 11, 67 degrees, NWS meteorologist Carter Greulich said.
Other parts of the state — including Clovis and Roswell — could experience temperatures in the low to mid-70s, which would be about 20 degrees above normal, according to the NWS.
Greulich said the warmer temps can be attributed to a large area of high pressure coming into the Southwest.
“Basically high pressure correlates to warmer, drier conditions,” he said.
Aside from warmer temperatures, Greulich said the state could experience drier conditions. Both conditions are expected to last through the middle part of the month and maybe longer, he said.
“It looks like this is very much favored to stick around through the mid to (potentially) later parts of December,” Greulich said.
Whether the warm and dry conditions could mean a dry Christmas, however, is too early to tell, he said.
