THE LONG RANGE FORECAST SAYS THIS WINTER WILL BE WARMER THAN NORMAL IN NEW MEXICO. BUT THERE’S NO CLEAR SIGN ON WHAT SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS WINTER SNOW IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO NEW MEXICO. HE SAYS OUR MOST PRECIPITATION COMES DURING THE WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS, WHICH DETERMINES THE STATE’S SPRING RUNOFF.
JONES TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA USUALLY GETS AROUND ONE FOOT OF SNOW DURING WINTER TIME.
