Observed 8:25 AM MDT at KTCS

Caballo, NM weather

Mostly cloudy and 57°14°, rain ~9–11 AM (78%).

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 24 mph38 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6

Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (57°14° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 6 PM (80%, 0.74 in19 mm)
High 70°21° today at 2 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (80%)
This afternoonNear 68°20° · Rain all afternoon (60%)
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · 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 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	68%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	73%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	80%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	78%	72%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	54%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	20%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	31%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	68°20°	20%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	63%	30%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	70°21°	20%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	12%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	70°21°	40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	59%	16%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	70°21°	40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	57%	18%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	69°21°	60%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	59%	8%	2
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	67°19°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	36%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	15%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	22%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	26%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	20%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	36%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	37%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	44%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	47%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	49%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	52%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	81%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	42%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	37%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	28%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	51%	17%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	47%	13%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	69°21°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	47%	18%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	1%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	7%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	60%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	31%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	37%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	20%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	20%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	30%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	55%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	68%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	95%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 47°8°. Storms 0.13 in3.3 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  80% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  60% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 47°8°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 71°22°).
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 73. West wind 2 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 3 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% 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
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
78% chance of rain, high 73°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–75°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, 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

Rio Grande at Caballo Lake

5.9 mi

Level: 4139 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Caballo Dam

6.7 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam

13 mi

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Elephant Butte Lake

14 mi

Level: 4297 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 35

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Elephant Butte Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1908–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Caballo 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: 5:51–6:41 PM; Morning 7:05–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:50 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Caballo. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,100 ft, 32 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.