Flood Watch
Starts in 14 h 35 min
When
From Saturday evening through late Saturday night.
Where
A portion of south central New Mexico, including Otero County and portion of far west Texas including El Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.
Additional details
Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected to move through the region between this evening and late Saturday night. Widespread rainfall amounts of up to 1" are likely with localized areas receiving 2-3" resulting in flash flooding.
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Precautionary actions
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Areas: Otero Mesa; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County
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Observed 2:35 AM MDT at KALM

Bent, NM weather

Clear and 59°15°, rain ~6 AM (40%).

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the north. Gusts to 25 mph41 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky · down to 49°9° by 6 AM (comfortable)
Humidity: 94%; Air 59°15°, dew point 57°14° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 7
Pressure: 30.04 inHg1017 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

11°6° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 5 AM
Rain tonight 5–7 AM (40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm)
Dry break today 7–11 AM
Rain and storms today 11–3 AM (90%, 1.8 in44 mm)
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 3–4 PM

TonightNear 53°12° · Rain 5–6 AM (20%)
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Rain 6–7 AM (40%)
This afternoonNear 65°18° · Rain all afternoon (70%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Storms 6 PM–3 AM (90%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy · rain chance 30%
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Rain noon–2 PM (40%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 2 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	20%, 0.08 in2 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	87%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	10%, 0.08 in2 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	20%, 0.08 in2 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	81%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	29%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	28%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	18%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	23%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	72%	26%	4
Sat 12p	Drizzle	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	55%	6
Sat 1p	Drizzle	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	68%	63%	7
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	63%	39%	6
Sat 3p	Drizzle	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	61%	51%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	61%	66%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	41%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	70%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	49%	0
Sat 7p	Drizzle	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	70%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	85%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	90%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	86%	95%	0
Sat 10p	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	96%	0
Sat 11p	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	90%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Thunderstorms	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	65%	0
Sun 1a	Thunderstorms	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	96%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Showers	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Thunderstorms	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Thunderstorms	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	96%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	29%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	22%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	38%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	39%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	70%	44%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	65%	30%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	62%	24%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	62%	27%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	67%	53%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	29%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	17%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	32%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	58%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	38%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	33%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	60%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	49%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Storms 0.3 in7.6 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  70% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 56°13°
  90% chance · 1.2 in30 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Thunderstorms, 50°10°
  50% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 7am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Storms 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Thunderstorms, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
51°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  20% 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
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
68% chance of rain, high 67°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
40% chance of rain, high 63°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Highs 56–67°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, 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

Tularosa Creek near Bent

1.4 mi

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 102

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Mountain Park · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
+3°+1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+10°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:35 PM; Morning 6:59–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:44 PM; Morning 6:49–6:59 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Bent. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,300 ft, 9 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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