Observed 3:55 AM MDT at KFMN

Blanco, NM weather

Rainy and 52°11°, rain ~9 AM–11 PM (94%).

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Rain

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain until tonight midnight (90%, 2.3 in58 mm)
Low 47°8° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 9 AM
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h today 10–11 AM
High 63°17° today at 2 PM

TonightNear 49°9° · Rain all night (40%)
This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (70%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h
This afternoonNear 59°15° · Rain all afternoon (90%)
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Storms 6 PM–midnight (70%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy · rain chance 20%
Tomorrow afternoonNear 57°14° · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · 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 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	54%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	87%	29%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	55%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	76%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	69%	0
Sat 10a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sat 11a	Drizzle	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	70%	81%	1
Sat 12p	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	66%	73%	1
Sat 1p	Drizzle	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	85%	1
Sat 2p	Drizzle	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	58%	81%	1
Sat 3p	Rain	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	61%	61%	1
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	62%	42%	0
Sat 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	57%	0
Sat 6p	Rain	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	59%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	78%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	58%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	63%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	84%	26%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	30%	0
Sun 2a	Thunderstorms	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	34%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	39%	0
Sun 4a	Showers	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Showers	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	47%	0
Sun 6a	Showers	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	88%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Showers	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	88%	54%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	85%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Showers	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	78%	38%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	41%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	62%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	61%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	41%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	40%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	55%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	43%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	59%	75%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	45%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	28%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	9%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	8%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	11%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 50°10°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	19%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 49°9°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	22%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 48°9°)	38°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	26%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 32°0°. Storms 0.33 in8.4 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  70% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  90% chance · 1.5 in38 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 52°11°
  70% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Thunderstorms, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 60°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 68°20° / 32°0°. Storms 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 37°3°. Typical 67°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 32°0°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 66°19° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 30°−1°. Storms 0.09 in2.3 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Typical 64°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
50°10°–61°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 41°5°. Typical 64°18° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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
49°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 29°−2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
94% chance of rain, high 64°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 38°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Highs 54–65°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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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

Animas River above Cedar Hill

20 mi

Minor flooding

Level: 11.0 ft

Forecast peak 10.8 ft Sat 6 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

San Juan River near Archuleta

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 629 cfs

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 4 AM

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

San Juan River at Navajo Dam

9.1 mi

Level: 6036 ft

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Animas River at Aztec

15 mi

Level: 13.5 ft
Flow: 12,200 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 112

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°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?

Aztec Ruins National Monument · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:39 PM; Morning 7:10–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 7:00–7:10 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 37% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Blanco. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,300 ft, 45 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.