Rain, snow and very strong winds expected in New Mexico

By KOB

Rain, snow and very strong winds expected in New Mexico 6 p.m.

A potentially historical, multi-hazard spring storm system will impact the region Thursday through Saturday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A potentially historic, multi-hazard spring storm system will impact the region Thursday through Saturday. 

The main hazards will be widespread strong to damaging wind gusts, increased fire danger and blowing dust in the east. These high winds could force both PNM and Xcel Energy to go through with more public safety power shutoffs for some customers in New Mexico. They urge you to get prepared now for any possible outages.

As of now, PNM is looking at shutting off the power in the Las Vegas area but they haven’t made a final decision. Meanwhile, Xcel is planning to temporarily shut off the power to around 17,000 customers in eastern New Mexico. The companies state this is intended to minimize the risk of starting a wildfire.

You can look up your address here with PNM and here with Xcel to see if you may lose power.

Snow will also favor the western and northern mountains, where strong winds will create blizzard-like conditions.

Watch the video above for more. See below for Meteorologist Kira Miner’s Friday morning forecast.

Kira Miner: Morning Weather Forecast for New Mexico | March 14, 2025

A high wind warning and a wind advisory is in effect for gusts up to 55-80 mph that could create blowing dust and power outages Friday. See the latest conditions at KOB.com/Weather.

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