New Mexico — A cold, still morning has turned dangerously slick across parts of eastern and northeastern New Mexico, where freezing fog is blanketing valleys, plains, and foothills. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Freezing Fog Advisory in effect until 9 a.m. MST, covering Guadalupe, Quay, Harding, San Miguel, and parts of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Visibility in some areas has dropped to one-quarter mile or less, and fog droplets are freezing instantly on contact, forming a thin glaze of ice on roads, bridges, and sidewalks. Early travelers on I-40, U.S. 54, and U.S. 84 should drive with caution, use low beams, and allow extra time.
This type of winter-like fog often settles into valleys before sunrise, especially where snowmelt or light moisture lingers. It’s a subtle but serious hazard — black ice and thin frost layers can form without warning, even when air temperatures hover just below freezing.
Conditions are expected to gradually improve midmorning, but cold air will persist into the weekend as the region watches a larger winter system approaching from the west. That storm could bring mountain snow and colder Thanksgiving week travel weather starting late Sunday into Monday.
