THIS IS MONSOON AWARENESS WEEK IN NEW MEXICO…BUT WHEN WILL THE MONSOONS ACTUALLY BEGIN? METEOROLOGIST DAVID CRAFT TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT LOOKS LIKE IT’LL BE AN EARLY START THIS YEAR. HE SAYS THE MODELS ARE KIND OF BULLISH ON A MONSOON PATTERN STARTING LATER THIS WEEK, ABOUT THREE-AND-A-HALF WEEKS EARLY.
AND CRAFT SAYS IT WILL BE A ROBUST START TO MONSOON SEASON WITH THE CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING LASTING INTO NEXT WEEK. HE SAYS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL FINALLY SHIFT TO THE EAST…ALLOWING MOISTURE TO FLOW UP NORTH FROM MEXICO.
