ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE RAINS ARE FINALLY HERE AFTER WE SWEATED THROUGH JULY’S HIGH HEAT . BUT THIS SUMMER’S MONSOONS HAVEN’T BEEN AS UNUSUAL AS YOU MIGHT THINK.
METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE TELLS US WE’RE SIMPLY GETTING OUR WET MONTH AFTER JULY’S HIGH HEAT. JONES SAYS IT’S THE EXACT OPPOSITE FROM 2015. HE SAYS WE GOT ALL OUR RAIN IN JULY LAST SUMMER, FOLLOWED BY A DRY AUGUST.
JONES EXPECTS WHAT HE CALLS A “BURST” PATTERN OF RAIN THIS WEEK … REALLY GETTING UNDERWAY FOR ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY. HE SAYS THAT SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN WE GET A BREAK… BEFORE ANOTHER BURST HITS LATER NEXT WEEK.
