Hot Week Coming

Above, smoke and gnats have been keeping me indoors for the most part. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Here we are in monsoon season but there's been no monsoon storms and it has been dry as a bone in Northwestern New Mexico (i.e., the Four Corners region).

It will be more of the same this coming week with no precipitation forecast. Since it has been smoky outside (from the Arizona fires), we have an Air Quality Alert. That, and we're also in gnat season, I've been staying indoors for the most part. We'll be in the 90s in the upcoming week.

Here's what the upcoming week is shaping up to be according to the National Weather Service:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday

Areas of smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 91.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 91.