Gray skies and drizzle swing low across New Mexico as snow falls high
Matthew Reisen, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
Sun, December 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM UTC
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Dec. 27—Weeks of unseasonably warm air — with not a drop of moisture or flake of snow — came to a halt Saturday as a light rain settled over Albuquerque and several inches of snow frosted the northern mountains."This is a good change from what we've been seeing the last month — record-high temperatures and no precipitation," said Nico Porcelli, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. "We're finally getting back into the swing of things for winter."Grayish clouds rolled over the top of the Sandia Mountains as a light rain fell onto the foothills throughout the day. Cyclists and hikers were undeterred, taking to the trails at Elena Gallegos Open Space as nearby mule deer bucks rutted with does late into the morning.The steady drizzle brought eight-hundredths of an inch of rain to the Albuquerque airport, with other areas around the state reporting less than a tenth of an inch. Porcelli said the Sangre de Cristos and mountains in the northern part of the state got hit hardest with snow.Between 3 and 4 inches of powder fell atop Ski Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley and the Tusas Mountains, he said, but the snow mostly turned to rain at elevations below 8,000 feet. Looking a few days ahead, Porcelli said Albuquerque will be dry with high temperatures slightly above average but colder than last week's record-breaking warmth. He said a backdoor cold front pushing through Sunday is forecast to bring rain to large swaths of southern New Mexico, with a few inches of snow possible atop the Guadalupe Mountains, west of Carlsbad. Next week, low temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-20s in Albuquerque and into the single digits and teens across northern New Mexico. Porcelli said a storm system late into the week could bring further precipitation."If it does get cold enough, we could see some snow," he added.