Forecasters have created an interactive website to keep track of the dry streak. The dry conditions already have forced some cities along the Rio Grande in New Mexico to stop diverting water from the river. Firefighters have been busy battling wildfires from Arizona and New Mexico to northern California. Temperatures are starting a bit warmer in Albuquerque, southern and far eastern New Mexico with temps in the 50s and 60s. The Monday front will remain dry, unfortunately, with a majority of the state remains dry after Wednesday. He warns that many measures — such as precipitation, soil moisture, reservoir levels and stream flows — are all below average around New Mexico. In New Mexico, DuBois said many locations have seen temperatures between 3 and 7 degrees above average. The cottonwood forest along the river north of Albuquerque is starting to change colors, with leaves turning yellow and dropping off due to the lack of water.
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"We've gotten a lot of feedback from folks out there in the field and things are not looking good," Dave DuBois, the state climatologist and director of the New Mexico Climate Center at New Mexico State University, said during an online briefing late last week. Originally Published: September 9, 2020 9:55 a.m. That combination of heat and dryness has led to more evaporation and crispy vegetation. Stretches south of Albuquerque already have gone dry as the summer rains that officials were hoping for did not materialize. New Mexico Drought Map for July 14, 2020; New Mexico Drought Map for July 7, 2020; Drought Monitor Maps For Neighboring States and Provinces: Related New Mexico Maps: Drought Conditions for New Mexico Cities and Towns. Record heat will be possible across New Mexico Friday and Saturday.
The federal drought map released Thursday, April 12, 2018, shows dry conditions especially intensified across northern New Mexico and expanded […]. Farmington, NM (AP) –One northwestern New Mexico city is trying to curb water use as the region deals with persistent drought. Forecasters have created an interactive website to keep track of the dry streak.
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — One northwestern New Mexico city is trying to curb water use as the region deals with persistent drought. Federal fire managers reported 10 new large fires in seven states over the weekend. Drought Information for New Mexico. This is supposed to be the time of year that New Mexico gets as much as 50% of its annual precipitation. Firefighters have been busy battling wildfires from Arizona and New Mexico to northern California. The Farmington City Council passed a resolution Tuesday enacting a water shortage advisory that calls for residents to cut their use by 10%. Sand bars and vegetation have helped to narrow the Rio Grande as it flows through Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy, Navajo-Hopi Nations,Flagstaff & Winslow News. Showers are moving to the southeast, bringing lower elevation locations a chance for rain through late this evening.
The advisory will remain in place until further notice.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s grim news for the western U.S. The dryness has been exacerbated by warmer temperatures. “Just to be clear, we in no way were celebrating this milestone,” forecasters posted on social media.
Conditions are similar throughout the Southwest. Citing the drought, water utility officials in the city on Monday reported that use is up by more than 1 billion gallons compared to last year. Gov. In New Mexico, DuBois said many locations have seen temperatures between 3 and 7 degrees above average. That typically means drier and warmer conditions for New Mexico.