New Mexico Daily Snow
By Julien Ross, Forecaster Posted 1 year ago January 25, 2023
Wednesday fluff
Summary
Wednesday morning totals are 1-4" at most mountains. A few isolated snow showers could close out storm #2 during the early afternoon hours on Wednesday. Thursday through the weekend will be dry and cool. The next chance of a storm should be in the January 31-February 1 timeframe.
Update
Here are the preliminary totals as of 6:30 AM on Wednesday.
4" Sipapu
3" Ski Santa Fe
2" Angel Fire
1" Taos Ski Valley
1" Pajarito
1" Sandia Peak (estimate webcams)
0" Red River
0" Ski Apache
This snow fell overnight with very cold temperatures and should be blower fluff.
We knew this storm lacked moisture and we were counting on cold temperatures and high snow ratios to maximize accumulation, which worked well for Sipapu. But temperatures were below zero at Taos Ski Valley in the pre-dawn hours which might actually have been too cold for snow.
On Wednesday morning a few snow showers are lingering in the northern mountains but the main area of snow has moved into the eastern plains as seen on the OpenSnow map radar function.
Temperatures are in the single digits on Wednesday morning and they won't warm up much during the day.
Early afternoon on Wednesday, the last disturbance with storm #2 could bring a final round of very isolated snow showers for minimal accumulation in the northern mountains. Here is the forecast radar for 2 PM on Wednesday.
After storm #2 exits, we will settle into a 5 or 6-day dry pattern.
All eyes then turn to January 31 when our next chance of snow returns.
Enjoy the fluff on Wednesday morning. I will post a final storm #2 recap on Thursday along with a check on our statewide snowpack following a very fruitful January.
¡Viva la nieve!
JULIEN ROSS
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New Mexico Geography Key
Northern Mountains
→ Red River, Taos Ski Valley (north side of northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Angel Fire (northeast side of northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Sipapu (middle of the northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Ski Santa Fe (south side of the northern mountains - Sangre de Cristos)
→ Pajarito (southwest side of the northern mountains - Jemez)
Central Mountains
→ Sandia Peak (Sandias)
→ Mt. Taylor backcountry (San Mateos)
Southern Mountains
→ Ski Apache (Sacramentos)
→ Ski Cloudcroft (Sacramentos)
About Our Forecaster
Julien Ross
Forecaster
Julien was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was introduced to skiing at age 7 through the public schools subsidized ski program at Ski Santa Fe. It was love at first turn and Julien has been chasing deep powder and good mogul lines ever since. Julien grew up fascinated by weather and studied physical geography with a focus on meteorology at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
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