Zoe’s Sunday Night Forecast
High pressure is currently centered over Southern California and Arizona, keeping the warmest temperatures in the West today. High pressure will strengthen as it arrives, centering over New Mexico through Tuesday. That will allow high temperatures to peak on Tuesday, bringing near-record heat for parts of the state. Heat advisories and excessive heat watches are in effect through Tuesday.
Dangerous heat will continue into the middle of the week, before high pressure weakens and lingers. This will allow moisture from northern Mexico to increase in western and northern parts of the state starting Wednesday, bringing more scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially at higher elevations. An increase in moisture will also be pushed into northeastern New Mexico, with an increased chance of severe weather.
Thursday should be a rinse and repeat of Wednesday: isolated storms in scattered mountains to the west and north, strong to severe storms in the northeast/east center of the state. Temperatures will remain above average for the final week, even with more humidity and rain. However, the heat won’t be as extreme late next week and into next weekend with at least some relief on the way.
