Grant Tosterud

UPDATE: The fire size has been upgraded to 1,180 acres. Forward progress has stopped, and it is now 50% contained. NM 120 has reopened.

UPDATE: The fire size has been upgraded to 1,180 acres. Forward progress has stopped, and it is now 50% contained. NM 120 has reopened. #NMFire #NMwx

Roswell tied it!

A wildfire was reported Tuesday afternoon west of Wagon Mound, NM. The fire is 200 acres and has shut down NM Highway 120. Winds are dying down, but will pick up and switch direction soon as a cold front moves.
Photo by the Mora County Sheriff's Office. #NMFire #NMwx

Albuquerque just had its warmest meteorological winter on record. Meteorological winter, which is December through February, is the average coldest three months of the year. In Albuquerque, this winter was 3.1º warmer than the next, making it the warmest in the 134 years of records. #NMwx

An amazing shot of the blood moon total lunar eclipse early this morning from Cimarron, NM!
📸 Tammy Malaney

🌡️ Albuquerque just had its earliest 80° day on record today, shattering the old record by a week! This is more than a month earlier than our average first 80° day. It also breaks a 122-year-old record high. The old record was 76° set back in 1904. #NMwx

Some trees in Albuquerque are leafing out over three weeks earlier than normal! 🌳 According to the National Phenology Network, trees around the metro have been getting their leaves anywhere from 10 to 25 days ahead of schedule. #NMwx

If you could walk a day in my shoes. I would talk more about this if I wasn’t meant with so much backlash on social media. It takes a toll.

What a difference

This beautiful roadrunner was taking full advantage of yesterday’s record warmth in Albuquerque, soaking up the sun outside Zimmerman Library on the UNM campus! ☀️

A beautiful, but very warm day at Taos Ski Valley!

It’ll fee more like May across New Mexico this weekend! ☀️ Albuquerque could see its earliest 80° day on record Sunday. The old record is March 9, 1989.

Today is Albuquerque's last sunset before 6 pm until November!

Albuquerque has hit 70°+ for the first time this year today!
This is 11 days earlier than our normal first 70° day. Last year we hit 70°+ on February 3. #NMwx

What a lovely day in the neighborhood 🥴
Albuquerque seeing its first dusty day of the year. #NMwx

Another round of snow today in Farmington as another Pacific cold front moves into New Mexico! #NMwx

Another round of high winds are on the way Wednesday with widespread gusts over 40 mph. Another day with a high fire danger is also on the way tomorrow. #NMwx

The wind is starting to settle down across New Mexico, but it has been a very windy day! A nearly 100 mph wind gust was recorded at the San Augustin Pass between Las Cruces and Alamogordo. Several other 60+ mph wind gusts were also recorded across the state today. #NMwx

As of 4:00 pm, the newest highest wind gust in New Mexico today is 98 mph at the San Augustin Pass! #NMwx

High winds are causing blowing dust along I-25 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe!
📹 @annpierret.bsky.social #NMwx

Beautiful!

A cold front has been dropping snow across western and northwestern New Mexico Tuesday morning. Winds are gusting 20 to 40 mph already, which could further reduce visibility and cause icy roads. #NMwx

The San Juan Mountains are about to have an amazing week! Up to 50" of snow is possible through Friday! Wolf Creek could see over 4 feet of snow, and Purgatory could see up to 3 feet. Southern CO will be the big winner, but NM’s mountains will also see some fresh snow this week. #NMwx #COwx

Potent storm hits New Mexico Tuesday. 45-70 mph west/southwest wind gusts will cause blowing dust & a very high fire danger in eastern NM. A morning cold front brings a line of rain & snow to western and northern NM, with areas of blowing snow likely. #NMwx

Had a blast in Red River this weekend for Mardis Gras in the Mountains! Can’t thank them enough for having me up there.

Red River Ski Area knows what’s up! 🌎 #NMwx

⚡️ An amazing shot of thunderstorms moving through Cortez, CO tonight! Courtesy of David Merritt. #COwx

⚠️ Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect Friday morning for the Sangre de Cristo & San Juan Mountains in northern New Mexico. 5-9" of snow is likely above 8,500'. This could cause some wet & icy mountain roads by Friday evening. #NMwx

Rain and mountain snow returns to New Mexico Friday. 🌧️🏔️
By the afternoon and evening, most of the state will have a chance for precipitation. Snow mainly stays above 8,000’, with anywhere from 2" to 10" depending on elevation. The storm moves out early Saturday morning. #NMwx