Interstate 25 has been closed due to whiteout conditions
YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE CHOCOLATE AND LAFFY TAFFY. THAT’S PERFECT LUNCH. WE’RE GOING TO TEST SKI VALLEY RIGHT NOW. THEY PICKED UP ABOUT TWO FEET OF SNOW WITH THE LATEST STORM BECAUSE SOME SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS OUT THERE, THEY DO HAVE THE AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE BACKCOUNTRY. SO AVOID THAT AREA. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SNOW ON THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS, OF COURSE, ALSO IN ALBUQUERQUE, FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. THAT SNOW WRAPPING UP THE HEAVIEST SNOW, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND AND COLD SETTING IN FOR TONIGHT AND MILDER FOR YOUR WEEKEND, BUT IT’S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO GET THERE. WE DO HAVE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ACROSS NORTH AND WEST NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE AND BAD TRAVEL. AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY, WE WILL HAVE WRAP AROUND SNOW SHOWERS INTO LARGE PART OF NEW MEXICO, THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE AND THE STRONG AND GUSTY, DANGEROUS WINDS ACROSS SOUTH AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE GUSTING RIGHT NOW TO 39 MILES PER HOUR IN ROSWELL AND ALSO FOR LAS CRUCES. NOW, THE AFTERNOON OF THE EVENING, ALBUQUERQUE, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE CHANCE OF SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS, GUSTY WINDS, VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, ONLY 35 THE HIGH, BUT WITH WIND, IT WILL FEEL COLDER THAN THAT, 28. AND SANTA FE, SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS, STATE DRY TO THE SOUTH, VERY STRONG WINDS FOR ALAMOGORDO INTO ROSWELL. AND YOU DO SEE THAT SNOWFALL FROM NOW TO 5 P.M. WILL BE FOCUSED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE AROUND RATON AND ALSO THE ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. NOT MUCH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT, BUT IT WILL BE VERY COLD, FRIGID CONDITIONS BELOW ZERO. GALLUP GRANTS ALSO INTO MORIARTY AND LAS VEGAS AND TWO IN RATON, EIGHT, AND SANTA FE, 16. ALBUQUERQUE, THAT’S THE COLDEST WE’VE BEEN SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. TOMORROW, STILL A CHILLY DAY WITH MORE SUNSHINE PEEKING THROUGH THOSE CLOUDS. SOME SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FRIDAY, GETTING A LITTLE BIT BETTER WITH THOSE TEMPERATURES MODERATING A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND AS WE GET TO THE WEEKEND, YOU HAVE THOSE TEMPERATURES UP TO THE FIFTIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE AND SIXTIES BACK ON THE MAP FOR THE SOUTH EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. HERE’S YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST FOR ALBUQUERQUE. MID-THIRTIES TODAY AND TOMORROW. LOWS IN THE TEENS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BUT LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES. CONTINUE TO CLIMB INTO YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE’RE BACK IN THE FIFTIES FOR SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND INTO PRESIDENTS DAY. SO, YEAH, A COUPLE TOUGH
Interstate 25 has been closed due to whiteout conditions
New Mexico State Police have closed Interstate 25 near Raton due to whiteout conditions. The New Mexico Department of Transportation says roads in the area are snow packed and icy and heavy snow may cause poor visibility. It is unknown when the interstate will reopen. Driving conditions from Las Vegas to Raton are also snow packed and icy. Heavy snow is causing visibility issues on the interstate.
New Mexico State Police have closed Interstate 25 near Raton due to whiteout conditions.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation says roads in the area are snow packed and icy and heavy snow may cause poor visibility.
It is unknown when the interstate will reopen.
Driving conditions from Las Vegas to Raton are also snow packed and icy. Heavy snow is causing visibility issues on the interstate.
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