Yes, October snow is possible in the higher country (though pretty unusual for Santa Fe, which isn't that high). But those storms are basically harmless. You get up the next morning to see some white stuff, and by afternoon it's history except for in the pictures you took of it.
By late November and early December, things are pretty different in the high country, though. You get up the next morning to see some white stuff, and it's still there in the following April. That's why we prefer places like Santa Fe or Taos, where the snow comes, but it also goes away. It's really refreshing for us in the winter to drive down to Taos out of the higher terrain. It revives your faith in life to see dirt and rocks and bushes and grasses and weeds and trees instead of just white, white, white, and more white.
:)
Lynn
timandsusan wrote:
All the comments are correct--in late September and into October the weather at higher altitudes like Santa Fe and Taos can change quickly. We were in Gallup in mid October and planned to move east to Santa Fe until the weather report was for high temp of 36 and SNOW! Time to head south! In West Texas--check out Big Bend NP, Fort Davis and the Davis Mountains State Park. Continue east from Big Bend toward San Antonio--fall is great for the Alamo, great Mexican food, golf and then to the Gulf Coast--Rockport it will be great and wonderful seafood. Write if you have any specific questions.
