THE WEEKEND SO FAR LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR THE START OF THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. ANDY CHURCH, A METEOROLOGIST WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE, SAYS THE CHANCE FOR RAIN IN ALBUQUERQUE, SANTA FE AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO LOOKS GOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HE SAYS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF THE STATE COULD GET MORNING SHOWERS.
HE SAYS DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY, SO THE WEEKEND LOOKS GOOD. BUT CHURCH SAYS THE WINDS COULD KICK UP SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON … ENOUGH TO POTENTIALLY CANCEL THE BALLOON GLOW.
CHURCH SAYS IT’LL TURN WINDY AND COLDER EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN SNOWS UP NORTH.
