GET READY FOR THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON IN ALBUQUERQUE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHIEF METEOROLOGIST SHAWN BENNETT SAYS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO THURSDAY. HE SAYS IT’LL BE NOTICEABLY COLDER THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE LOWS REACHING 25 TO 26 DEGREES.
IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE, LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS. AND BENNETT SAYS NEW MEXICO WILL ALSO BE HIT WITH STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. THE BULLSEYE WILL BE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE WINDS COULD GUST AT 50 TO 70 MPH.