More Dry Weather

Above, the ol' homestead yesterday. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

We in the southern Rockies have dry weather conditions with fire weather warnings.

The northern Rockies may be seeing snow.

This week in Jamestown, New Mexico will be dry and windy. We're still waiting for a good monsoon storm to come in to moisten the ground and get rid of the gnats.

From the National Weather Service:

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 91.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 92.

21° Thursday Night!

Above, snow in Jamestown last December. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It looks like we're in for some freezing (and below freezing) temperatures later this week.

According to the National Weather Service, we'll be getting below-freezing temperatures starting Thursday night. How does 21° grab you?

At least we're not further north.

The National Weather Service posted:

A strong storm system is forecast to dig across the West over the next few days, before reaching the Plains. This powerful system is expected to produce heavy snow from the North-Central Rockies into the Northern Plains. Winter storm warnings/watches are already widespread across the region. Record cold temperatures are also anticipated across the West w/ lows and low maximums mid to late week.

It is a good thing I brought the jade plant into the house. Last winter's cold temperatures almost did it in. I am happy to say that it had revived nicely and thriving with plenty of light.

I am going to take The Beast to a RV dump station and drain out all tanks so there will be nothing inside to freeze. I did this last winter and it worked out just fine.

According to the National Weather Service:

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Fall Snowfall In Rockies and High Plains

Above, it won't be long before I start seeing this again. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It was only a weekend ago that I was in Kingman, Arizona that had 90° temperatures. In fact, all along my drives along Interstate 40 in Arizona were in warm weather, including Flagstaff.

That has changed as we move further into the autumn months and some states are getting early snowfalls, including Flagstaff.

The Weather Channel reported:

Snow has already been falling in parts of the northern and western United States over the last few days. 

Denver picked up its first measurable snow of the season early Saturday, with a half-inch measured at the airport east of the city. 

Accumulating snow spread as far south as Flagstaff, Arizona, early Sunday morning, with 0.7 inches reported at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. Additional snow reports from the past several days can be found at the bottom of this article.

The temperatures here in Jamestown, New Mexico have been dropping during the past several days. It will drop down into the mid to upper 30s tonight.

It appears it won't be long before we get some snow.

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