Gonna Be Another Hot One!

Above, if it weren't for the gnats, I'd be out & about outside. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It's going to be another hot one today.

Temperatures in New Mexico will be in the triple digits today. We may get some thundershower activity during the afternoon. We can use it, it has been dry for the past three weeks. We're now in monsoon season.

According to the National Weather Service:

Excessive Heat Warnings with triple digit heat indices are expected to continue Tuesday over a large portion of Texas, southern Arizona and New Mexico, and the northern Gulf Coast.

It got to 90° here in Jamestown, New Mexico yesterday. This prompted me to fire up the swamp cooler for the first time this year.

We've been having gusty winds for quite some time. This has forced the city of Gallup to cancel fireworks displays for Independence Day.

The forecast for today and tomorrow:

Today

A slight chance of sprinkles after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.