Snowy Thanksgiving??

Looks like a Winter Advisory has been placed for the Northern and Central Mountains of New Mexico toward the end of the week and into Thanksgiving.
Funny story to share about snow, actually. While at Lowes the other day, John purchased a couple show shovels, just in case.

We've been told that New Mexico was expecting a dry winter (as compared to last winter's several snow blizzards), but we now live in the mountains, so we know that we can get snow anytime during the winter, even if Albuquerque doesn't.

So, anyway, this man at Lowe's sees the snow shovels and laughs loudly at John and Jeremiah while they are waiting to pay for them in line. He says, "Don't think you're gonna need those around here!"

John answered, "We will on our ranch in the mountains at 7,000 feet". The guy kind of looked stricken and surprised, not knowing what to say.

Later while packing the stuff into the truck, they saw the same man getting into his car, and happened to notice his California license plate.

Clueless.......

(Anyway, here is our local Weather Advisory)


"Much colder temperatures to invade New Mexico mid and late week...

... Wintry preciptation likely over the long Holiday weekend...

A storm system entering the Pacific northwest this afternoon will dive southeast toward Colorado Tuesday night into Wednesday... brushing northeast New Mexico with just a little snow.

A second more powerful storm will form over the Pacific northwest Wednesday
and head toward New Mexico on Friday. This second disturbance could bring substantial precipitation to much of northern and central New Mexico.

All snow is expected in the mountains... while a mix of rain and snow in the valleys and eastern plains on Thanksgiving and Friday should turn to all snow by Friday night and Saturday.

***The potential exists for significant snow accumulations... especially
in the mountains.***

The surface cold front associated with the first storm system will plow south and west over the state Tuesday night and Wednesday... while a reinforcing shot of chilly air arrives late in the week.