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Santa Fe, NM Weather Oct. 12-14: Mountain Snow Possible
Santa Fe, NM – Northern New Mexico could be another area to watch for mountain snow next week as a developing western storm crosses the Rockies, though current guidance does not yet confirm accumulati
By Mara Ellison · 2026-10-06T10:38:44.772Z
Santa Fe, NM – Northern New Mexico could be another area to watch for mountain snow next week as a developing western storm crosses the Rockies, though current guidance does not yet confirm accumulating snow in the state.
The National Weather Service in Pueblo, Colorado, said Tuesday that confidence is increasing that Colorado’s Continental Divide mountains will receive accumulating snow as a storm moves through the Rockies around Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 12 14.
New Mexico becomes relevant because several potential storm tracks depicted by the NWS take the system southward across or near the state after reaching Colorado. A sufficiently cold and favorable track could open the door to snow in the higher terrain of northern New Mexico.
However, the Pueblo graphic does not specifically forecast snow for New Mexico . Forecasters say considerable uncertainty remains over the storm’s exact track, strength and timing, making it too early to determine whether New Mexico receives meaningful precipitation or sufficiently cold conditions for snow.
There are also no supported snowfall totals, snow levels or specific New Mexico mountain ranges that can be identified from this outlook.
October snow in the higher elevations of the Rockies is not inherently unusual. The NWS noted in its Colorado outlook that winter weather can occur at this point in the season, especially in mountain areas.
For now, Colorado remains the location with the clearest official signal for accumulating mountain snow. Northern New Mexico is a possible extension of the developing pattern, not yet a confirmed snow forecast.
Readers should watch upcoming National Weather Service guidance as the system gets closer. Those forecasts should clarify whether the storm takes a sufficiently southern track to bring colder, wetter — and potentially snowy — weather into northern New Mexico.