Observed 8:15 AM MDT at KSVC

Bayard, NM weather

Mostly cloudy and 52°11°, storms ~2–3 PM (42%).

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 32 mph52 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 42°6° by 8 PM
Humidity: 94%; Air 52°11°, dew point 50°10° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6

Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 11 AM (50%)
Rain and storms today 1–6 PM (40%, 0.25 in6.4 mm)
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h today 2–6 PM
High 63°17° today at 3 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM

This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Rain 8–11 AM (50%)
This afternoonNear 62°17° · Storms 1–6 PM (40%) · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h
TonightDown to 47°8° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 60°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	90%	83%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	77%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	78%	56%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	72%	52%	6
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	70%	29%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	65%	32%	6
Sat 3p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	60%	20%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from SSW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	56%	15%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	63°17°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	54%	17%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	15%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	28%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	40%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	60%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	37%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	55%	35%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	55%	30%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	51%	21%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	50%	26%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	15%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	50%	19%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	7%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	46%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	39%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	17%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	22%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	20%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	20%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	12%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	20%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	24%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	32%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	39%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	63%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	54%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Storms 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Southeast wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 61°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Storms 0.24 in6.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  60% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  50% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
48% chance of rain, high 65°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 43°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 58–68°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mimbres River at Mimbres

12 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 58% less heating than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 55

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Fort Bayard 4w · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Bayard weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:44 PM; Morning 7:08–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 6:58–7:08 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:54 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Bayard. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,900 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.