Observed 3:35 AM MDT at KSVC

Buckhorn, NM weather

Clear and 55°13°, rain ~7 AM (41%).

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the east. Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable · down to 43°6° by 4 PM
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 6 AM
Rain today 6–9 AM (40%)
Dry break today 9 AM–noon
Rain today noon–4 PM (40%)
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h today 1–6 PM

TonightNear 55°13° · rain chance 30% · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Rain 6–9 AM (40%)
This afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Rain noon–4 PM (40%) · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 2 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 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	41%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	47%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	31%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	63%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	59%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	49%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	61°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	67%	37%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	64°18°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	56%	33%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	66°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	52%	26%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	47%	22%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	42%	18%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	40%	15%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	68°20°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	39%	13%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	45%	5%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	71%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	12%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	12%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	13%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	22%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	40%	14%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	36%	8%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	10%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	5%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	33%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	3%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	11%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 38°3° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	42%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 37°3° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	42%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 36°2° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	45%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  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 73. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 52°11°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 51°10°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.4 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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 52°11°
  50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 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
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
41% chance of rain, high 70°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 60–75°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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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

Gila River above Gila

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 715 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 4 AM

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

San Francisco River below Glenwood

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 686 cfs

Forecast peak 5.7 ft Sat 4 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Gila River near Redrock

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 154 cfs

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Sat 4 AM

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mogollon Creek above Cliff 14N

9.7 mi

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

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: 5:57–6:46 PM; Morning 7:10–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:01–7:10 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 43% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Buckhorn. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,700 ft, 18 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Buckhorn, NM weather

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Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Gila River above Gila

San Francisco River below Glenwood

Gila River near Redrock

Mogollon Creek above Cliff 14N

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon