Overview
- The National Weather Service posted overnight Freeze Warnings for the Middle Rio Grande Valley from 1–9 a.m. and for Grant, Dona Ana, and Otero counties from 3–9 a.m.
- Alerts include the Albuquerque metro along with Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Belen, and Alamogordo, and local broadcasters urged residents to protect pets and plants.
- Many eastern and southeastern communities logged their first freeze Wednesday, and the Albuquerque International Sunport dipped to 35 degrees.
- Forecasters expect another round of sub-freezing lows tonight for many of the same locations before temperatures rebound.
- A warming trend begins Thursday afternoon, with breezy Halloween conditions and gusts near 30 mph, spotty shower chances only in the far northeast, and above-normal warmth returning into early next week.