NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Taos, NM Today | Up to 8″ of Snow Forecast

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Taos, New Mexico today.  3-8″ of snow are forecast with snow levels down to 8,000-feet.

Taos is in the bullseye of the current El Nino outlooks with above average precipitation along with below average temperatures forecast for this winter.

This could be the year to be in Taos.  This mountain is sick and in our Top 10 Ski Resorts in North America.

Taos also added a new chair last year that goes right to the top of 12,481-foot Kachina peak just last year.

NOAA’s WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
503 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...TODAY.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO 8000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MINOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
  MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING BOBCAT PASS...PALO FLECHADO
  PASS...HOLMAN HILL...AND HIGHWAYS 150 AND 475.