Joe Diaz
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Albuquerque, NM, United States
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The calm before the next storm
WOMEN’S NIGHT AND THE BIG DANCE. MORE COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BRIEFLY BE MOVING IN BEFORE BIGGER CHANGES. HERE IS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOE DIAZ. YEAH, WE STILL GOT A BIT OF RAIN TO WORK THROUGH THIS EVENING. HERE’S AN INTERSTATE 40. YOU SEE THIS RAIN SHOWER WE WERE LOOKING AT EARLIER IS NOW PUSHING TOWARD THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THE SOUTH VALLEY. AND THERE’LL BE SOME WET WEATHER, NOT HEAVY RAIN,… → Read More
Strong winds to start the weekend
AND TOO OLD FOR THAT. WELL, THE WEEKEND STARTING OFF ONCE SETTLED. HERE’S JOE. YOU CAN’T ARGUE WITH THAT TITLE. NO, YOU HAVEN’T SEEN VERY MANY ROLLER SKATING ELEPHANTS ACROSS THE YEAR. ALL RIGHT. HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. STRONGER STATEWIDE WINDS FOR TOMORROW. AND HERE, THE ALBUQUERQUE AIR, AS WE GET TO THE AFTERNOON, IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE WINDS GUST OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR. THAT COULD… → Read More
Increasing wind and warmth
Increasing wind and warmth as conditions trend toward Spring season → Read More
Spring warmth and spring winds
VEHICLES IN THE US COULD BE AFFECTED. LET’S GET A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE NOW FROM OUR PRESS CAM HERE. WE ARE SEEING AND FEELING SOME SPRING LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. HERE’S CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOE DIAZ WITH THAT STATEWIDE FORECAST. YEAH, YOU CAN REALLY TELL THE SPRING IS IN THE AIR. I MEAN, TEMPERATURE IS TWO DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL HERE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA AS WE SIT RIGHT NOW. RIO RANCHO, 68… → Read More
Sunshine, breezy and 70 degrees Wednesday after a cool start
Clouds clear as temperatures hit the highest mark since November → Read More
Blowing snow and strong winds
THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS OVER THE WEEKEND ARE NOW BACK HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. SLICK TRAVEL IS A BIG CONCERN FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. HERE’S CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOE DIAZ. YEAH, HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT. FIRST OF ALL, IMPACT TO A WEATHER FOR WINDS AND SNOW ON YOUR THURSDAY. AND THIS COULD INTERRUPT YOUR PLANS FOR YOUR TIME. SO I’LL GIVE YOU THE TIME ON THAT IN JUST A… → Read More
Winds continue as winter storm moves into New Mexico
Winds continue as winter storm moves into New Mexico → Read More
Mild conditions before dangerous winds Sunday
Mild conditions before dangerous winds impact New Mexico Sunday → Read More
The calm before the next weekend storm
GRAND OPENING. BUT CALM BEFORE THE STORM, CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOE DIAZ HAS THE FORECAST. YEAH, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT STORM WE HAD IN HAITI IS WHAT YESTERDAY. AND WE GOT A COUPLE OF THESE ARE DAYS BEFORE THE WINDS AND THE RAIN AND THE SNOW START TO INCREASE. SO MILDER DAYTIME HIGHS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT SHOWERS AND STRONGER WINDS WORKING IN ON SUNDAY. WE’RE CALLING SUNDAY AN IMPACT DAY… → Read More
Dangerous winds lowering, still gusty and chilly
WELL, STRONG WINDS STILL BLOWING ACROSS PARTS OF NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING BEFORE IMPROVING CONDITIONS. WE’RE EXCITED TO HEAR IMPROVING CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS. WHY LAST TWO? BECAUSE ANOTHER WIND MAKERS WORKING IN LATER IN THE WEEKEND, NOT AS STRONG AS THIS ONE. BUT YEAH, IT’LL GET YOUR ATTENTION. 36 DEGREES IS WHERE WE SIT RIGHT NOW. WE’RE STILL JUST THE 44 MILES AN HOUR. THIS AFTER… → Read More
Potentially damaging and dangerous winds on Wednesday
Potentially damaging and dangerous winds on Wednesday → Read More
Scattered showers ahead of dangerous winds
Scattered showers ahead of dangerous winds later this week → Read More
Mild weekend with a mix of clouds and sun
OF TECH GROUND TO COVER HERE. OKAY. IT’S BEEN VERY COLD FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT THE WEEKEND IS TURNING MILDER. BUT THERE WILL BE A MIXTURE OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE OVER THE WEEKEND. AND THEN WE HAVE AN IMPACT DAY TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK BECAUSE I THINK THE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE CRANKING UP AND THAT’LL PROBABLY INTERRUPT YOUR OUTDOOR PLANS THAT WE HAVE. THE WARM TODAY, WHICH IS A… → Read More
Frigid overnights as conditions turn milder
Frigid overnights as conditions turn milder into the weekend → Read More
Snow wraps up as cold conditions remain
Snow leaves the forecast but cold conditions are here to stay → Read More
Overnight snow with bitter wind chills
A second-straight winter storm brings overnight snow with bitter wind chills → Read More
Increasing rain, snow, wind and colder temps
Rain quickly turns into winter storm for New Mexico → Read More
Mild weekend before winter storms hit New Mexico
OUR NEW MEXICO CREW. GREAT NEWS OVER THERE. ALL RIGHT. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST. WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES. THE COLD MORNINGS, THAT’S GOING TO STAY WITH US. BUT IT’S BEEN BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. AND WE’RE GOING TO GET MILDER WIND FOR THE WEEKEND. SO YOU’RE GOING TO LIKE THAT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY ON MONDAY. WE’RE CALLING THE IMPACT DAY… → Read More
Cold winds ahead of mild conditions
YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE KIND OF A COMFORTABLE. THOSE WINDS COME UP TOMORROW. AND HERE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA, THEY’RE GOING TO COME UP EARLY IN THE MORNING. SO BUTLER FOR THOSE COLD WINDS TOMORROW TURNING MILDER FOR THE WEEKEND AND THEN RAIN AND SNOW INCREASES FROM ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM THAT WE’LL BE DIGGING ACROSS. LOOKS LIKE THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. THIS WOULD BE FOR MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.… → Read More
Breezy to windy and chilly
HERE’S CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JOE DIAZ WITH YOUR FORECAST. YEAH, THE MAIN PART OF THIS STORM SYSTEM, THE SECOND PART OF IT IS TRACKING OVER SOUTHERN PARTS OF NEW MEXICO. LIKE I SHOWED YOU THE TOP OF THE NEWSCAST SO YOU CAN SEE RIO RANCHO SOME SHOWERS COMING OFF THE SANDIA. SO KIND OF AN OVERCAST OVER THERE. LOOK AT RUIDOSO, A LIGHT SNOW AND A MIST IN LOW VISIBILITY. BE THERE FOR ME, TOO. AND WOW,… → Read More