Meterorolgist Mike Hernandez's Blog

As the great Michael Buffer likes to say...let's get ready to rumble!!!  We have a storm to contend with over the Thanksgiving weekend.  Last week we told you about a promising storm that will turn north of New Mexico over the next few days.  This will still happen.  This system will help to usher in some cooler air across the state on Wednesday.  But here is where things get more interesting.  The models now show another stronger storm diving in over the state Thursday through at least Saturday.  This system has the potential to dump a lot of snow over the mountains and a winter mix over the valley.

There are some reasons for concern so we are not totally jumping on board quite yet.  The track of this system is still up in the air.  If it sets up over Arizona and draws copious moisture in New Mexico we will have a major storm and travel mess on our hands.  However, if this thing dives too far south or west it could be just a scattered shower maker and not a major storm.  Much of my doubt has nothing to so with science but rather the fact that our luck has been so bad with storms over the past few months.  But never the less there is real cause for optimism in our states mountain communities who desperately need snow.  Tomorrow should bring much more clarity on the track and precip potential of this developing storm.

Mark Ronchetti