IT'S STILL COLD ACROSS NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE TELLS 770 KKOB THEY FULLY EXPECTED TO RECORD THE LOWEST READINGS OF THE SEASON SO FAR IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO THIS YEAR. THEY PREDICTED LOWS OF 11 DEGREES WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO TWO-TO-THREE DEGREES ABOVE ZERO IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH VALLEYS.
IT WAS ACTUALLY WARMER IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY MORNING WITH TEMPS HOVERING IN THE MID TEENS. THE WIND CHILL INDEX MADE IT FEEL COLDER THAN THAT, THOUGH. THE COLDEST SPOT IN THE STATE IS ANGEL FIRE AT 19 BELOW.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'LL START TO SEE A SLOW WARMING TREND STARTING ON TUESDAY…AND BY SUNDAY, SHOEMAKE SAYS WE'LL BE BACK TO NORMAL, WITH HIGHS AROUND 50 IN ALBUQUERQUE.
UNTIL THEN, THE STATE HEALTH AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS ARE ADVISING THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS … AND KEEP BLANKETS, WATER, EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHES AND FLASHLIGHTS IN YOUR CAR. GO TO WWW.READY.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
