IT LOOKS LIKE NEW MEXICO WILL BE DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL WINTER OUTLOOK FROM GOVERNMENT FORECASTERS THAT CAME OUT THURSDAY.
METEOROLOGIST DAVID CRAFT AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS IT’S DUE TO A LA NINA WEATHER PATTERN IN THE PACIFIC. THAT MEANS HIGH PRESSURE PREDOMINATING OFF THE WEST COAST, STEERING THE STORM TRACK NORTH AND EAST OF NEW MEXICO.
CRAFT SAYS WHAT SNOW THERE IS WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO FALL IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THAN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE.
