Kerry Jones
@peakwx.bsky.social
proud dad & husband to NBCT. retired meteorologist, NOAA/NWS (30 years) and USFS (4 years). NM, mostly. FOSM and EMWPA volunteer. ⛈wx geek ❄️snow 🏔️mountains 🥾slow walks uphill 🎓OUSoM | UNMWater
Love all seasons in the #Sandia Mountains but there’s nothing better than fresh pow this time of year. #seasonschange
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Love all seasons in the #Sandia Mountains but there’s nothing better than fresh pow this time of year. #seasonschange
Enjoying a total of 26.5 cm (10.4”) of fluffy snow in the East Mountains. Our 5th biggest 24-hour total since we started tracking at this location in 2012. Thank you cold, low-level upslope flow. #NMwx
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Enjoying a total of 26.5 cm (10.4”) of fluffy snow in the East Mountains. Our 5th biggest 24-hour total since we started tracking at this location in 2012. Thank you cold, low-level upslope flow. #NMwx
Finally… decent sized snowflakes surviving and sticking down to 6,800’ and probably even lower.
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Finally… decent sized snowflakes surviving and sticking down to 6,800’ and probably even lower.
A comparison of the 12Z GFS & 12Z ECMWF total predicted snowfall ending 12/4, initialized yesterday (11/29) and 7 days ago (11/22).
ABQ has not seen more than 24” of snowfall in a season since 2006-07 and in a calendar year since 1973.
Things change.
ABQ has not seen more than 24” of snowfall in a season since 2006-07 and in a calendar year since 1973.
Things change.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A comparison of the 12Z GFS & 12Z ECMWF total predicted snowfall ending 12/4, initialized yesterday (11/29) and 7 days ago (11/22).
ABQ has not seen more than 24” of snowfall in a season since 2006-07 and in a calendar year since 1973.
Things change.
ABQ has not seen more than 24” of snowfall in a season since 2006-07 and in a calendar year since 1973.
Things change.
A different take on fall colors.
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A different take on fall colors.
Reposted by Kerry Jones
What’s the most significant advice you received from a teacher?
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
What’s the most significant advice you received from a teacher?
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
First measurable #snow of the season at Sandia Crest… finally! #nmwx
Webcam courtesy of Sandia Peak Tram. webcams.sandiapeak.com/images/cams/...
Webcam courtesy of Sandia Peak Tram. webcams.sandiapeak.com/images/cams/...
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
First measurable #snow of the season at Sandia Crest… finally! #nmwx
Webcam courtesy of Sandia Peak Tram. webcams.sandiapeak.com/images/cams/...
Webcam courtesy of Sandia Peak Tram. webcams.sandiapeak.com/images/cams/...
There should be snow on those peaks. #WheelerPeak #NM
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
There should be snow on those peaks. #WheelerPeak #NM
Incredibly warm at 10,000 feet in central NM. Max temperatures in the lower 50s at Sandia Crest past two days. Minimum temperatures didn’t even drop below 40F this morning. Ready for the pattern change!
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Incredibly warm at 10,000 feet in central NM. Max temperatures in the lower 50s at Sandia Crest past two days. Minimum temperatures didn’t even drop below 40F this morning. Ready for the pattern change!
Reposted by Kerry Jones
See an update on the West’s #snowpack and an explanation of how Milankovitch cycles shape the Earth’s climate from journalist Mitch Tobin coyotegulch.blog/2025/11/12/s...
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
See an update on the West’s #snowpack and an explanation of how Milankovitch cycles shape the Earth’s climate from journalist Mitch Tobin coyotegulch.blog/2025/11/12/s...
Spied Quantas’ longest nonstop Airbus 380-800 service, Flight 7, Sydney to DFW, as it cruised over central NM at 39K feet this morning. It landed about 75 minutes after my pics below. My pics were a bit too late to capture the quad engines but it was pretty cool to see. #AvGeek
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Spied Quantas’ longest nonstop Airbus 380-800 service, Flight 7, Sydney to DFW, as it cruised over central NM at 39K feet this morning. It landed about 75 minutes after my pics below. My pics were a bit too late to capture the quad engines but it was pretty cool to see. #AvGeek
Latest weekly mean precipitation anomalies from the European model’s (ECMWF) sub-seasonal ensemble run. A weak but encouraging signal for increased potential of mountain snow at times for northern NM during the last two weeks of November! Worth watching… #nmwx
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Latest weekly mean precipitation anomalies from the European model’s (ECMWF) sub-seasonal ensemble run. A weak but encouraging signal for increased potential of mountain snow at times for northern NM during the last two weeks of November! Worth watching… #nmwx
October 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Please? Nothing screams respect more than defacing a historic landmark with graffiti. </sarcasm>
October 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Please? Nothing screams respect more than defacing a historic landmark with graffiti. </sarcasm>
Just over 3” total precipitation for the month so far. Only two previous Septembers since 2012 where we have measured >3” for the month. Doubt we’ll top the record-breaking events of 2013, but this afternoon/evening storms could push us close to 4”. #nmwx
September 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just over 3” total precipitation for the month so far. Only two previous Septembers since 2012 where we have measured >3” for the month. Doubt we’ll top the record-breaking events of 2013, but this afternoon/evening storms could push us close to 4”. #nmwx
The aspens are beginning to trend awesome in the Sandias. Still a couple of weeks before they peak it appears. This weekend’s wet weather and cooler days may change that. #SandiaMountains #FallColors
September 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The aspens are beginning to trend awesome in the Sandias. Still a couple of weeks before they peak it appears. This weekend’s wet weather and cooler days may change that. #SandiaMountains #FallColors
A crisp 44F for a low earlier this morning. That’s our coldest MinT since May 27th! #nmwx #FallWeathet
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A crisp 44F for a low earlier this morning. That’s our coldest MinT since May 27th! #nmwx #FallWeathet