High Wind in Otero Mesa, New Mexico

High Wind March 27, 2026 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The McGregor Range RAWS recorded a peak gust of 65 mph.

The wider storm

A strong surface high was building into the northern and central Rockies. This high pushed a back door cold front into southern New Mexico with wind gusts on the back side of it reaching 65 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1319685. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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