First notable cold front of the season expected in New Mexico this week

Tanya Abramovitch, visiting with her family from Montreal, walks among wind sculptures outside Wiford Gallery as the winds picked in March 2025 afternoon on Canyon Road.

The cold front is forecast to bring gusty winds and cooler temperatures to the northern part of the state today and tomorrow.

Tanya Abramovitch, visiting with her family from Montreal, walks among wind sculptures outside Wiford Gallery as the winds picked in March 2025 afternoon on Canyon Road.

Rain will return to parts of New Mexico beginning today as the first notable cold front of the season travels through the state.

Scattered to numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms will move across northwestern and west-central New Mexico today and north-central New Mexico tomorrow. The cold front will also spur breezy afternoon conditions — with gusts peaking mostly between 25 mph and 45 mph — and cooler temperatures statewide.

Meteorologists also forecast the upper Rio Grande Valley will see the first freeze of the season Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for Taos, Questa, Pilar and Tres Piedras for that time frame, noting temperatures could drop as low as 29 degrees.

Low temperatures in Santa Fe are expected to dip to the upper 30s beginning Thursday morning. Highs in the City Different are expected to be in the low to mid 60s throughout the week.

An additional strong cold front forecast to push through the Central Mountain Chain Thursday night, with the possibility of wind gusts greater than 50 mph.

Lily Alexander is a state accountability reporter for The New Mexican and Searchlight New Mexico, focusing on equity and transparency. Her position is part of the New Mexican Public Service Journalism Fund, and her stories are available to all readers without a paywall.

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