Archive for the 'Weather' Category
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Squall + Rainbow
A squall lead by a rainbow blew across the East Mesa between Las Cruces and the Organs late this afternoon.
Tags: Organ Mountains, Weather
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Dust Bowl
The dust in the last few days has been bothersome, but for a real dust storm, consider this photo of New Mexico in 1935 — during the “Dust Bowl.”
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Tags: Weather
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
Wind = Dust
Strong winds today, from the West.
This is what the Organs looked like this afternoon with dust in the air.
Tags: Organ Mountains, Weather
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
No Snow!
The surprising story in the last few weeks has been the lack of snow in Las Cruces. There’s been extensive snowfall to the east, north, and west — even some snow south in El Paso — but virtually none here since January 6th. A couple of mornings you could see light snow on the Organs, but it didn’t last long.
Here’s what the Organs looked like yesterday:
Tags: Organ Mountains, Snow
Sunday, January 7th, 2007
Snow!
Las Cruces got snow this morning — but light on the west side and very light in the Organs.
The east side of Las Cruces got about an inch. Here what a pecan orchard looked like just outside of town:
This was taken in the foothills of the Organ Mountains, in Soledad Canyon. Even though this is 1200+ feet above Las Cruces, there’s little snow.
Another view:
Here’s a closeup of the windmill. This being the West, it’s got a few bullet holes.
This shows how light the snow was:
By afternoon, the sun was out and snow was going fast.
Tags: Las Cruces, Snow, Soledad Canyon, Windmill
