IT'S A RETURN TO WINTER FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA AND MUCH OF THE REST OF NEW MEXICO. SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED SCHOOL CLOSURES FOR THURSDAY. THOSE INCLUDE GRANTS, CLOVIS, ROY, AND FORT SUNMER SCHOOLS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO UNTIL 5PM THURSDAY. FORECASTERS SAY SNOW TOTALS IN THE METRO COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES…BUT IT'S POSSIBLE STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS WILL HOLD DOWN THE ACCUMULATIONS A BIT. THOSE WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH.
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COULD GET UP TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM.
