Taos is one of our favorite ski resorts anywhere and it’s in the bulleye of NOAA’s 2015/16 Strong El Nino Winter Outlook. If you can make it happen, you need to make sure to get yourself Taos this winter.
NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Taos, New Mexico area that’s in effect from midnight tonight until 6am Tuesday morning.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS... - NOAA Albuquerque, NM today
This Winter Weather Advisory encompasses Taos, Angel Fire, & currently open Sipapu ski resorts in New Mexico. Sipapu is gonna have a good powder day or two this week.
NOAA is forecasting 6-12″ of snow for the big mountains of northern New Mexico.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY AROUND ONE FOOT OF SNOW OVER THE SAN JUAN...JEMEZ AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. - NOAA Albuquerque, NM today
Snow levels will be down to valley floors for the majority of the storm.
* SNOW LEVELS...LOWER ELEVATION RAIN WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY TO SNOW BY EARLY MORNING MONDAY. - NOAA Albuquerque, NM today
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Sipapu ski resort is open right now in New Mexico and Taos is scheduled to open on November 26th.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for NEW MEXICO:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
352 PM MST SUN NOV 15 2015
...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE NORTH AND WEST LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY AROUND ONE FOOT
OF SNOW OVER THE SAN JUAN...JEMEZ AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT OVER THE SAN JUAN AND
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...THEN
SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY MONDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE
WIDESPREAD MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING
OFF EARLY TUESDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGETOPS. WINDS WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY DIMINISH.
* SNOW LEVELS...LOWER ELEVATION RAIN WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY TO SNOW
BY EARLY MORNING MONDAY.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
INCLUDE HIGHWAY 64 FROM DULCE EASTWARD TO RATON...STATE ROAD 17
FROM CHAMA TO THE COLORADO BORDER AND STATE ROAD 38 FROM QUESTA
TO EAGLE NEST.
