Observed 8:55 AM MDT at KGNT

Candy Kitchen, NM weather

Rainy and 51°11°, gusts to 36 mph57 km/h today.

Forecasts agree

Now 51°11°

Rain

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 36 mph57 km/h around 2 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · down to 38°3° by 2 PM
Humidity: 90%; Air 51°11°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 2Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (53°12° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Dry until noon
Gusts to 36 mph58 km/h today 10 AM–7 PM
Rain today noon–3 PM (30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Below freezing tomorrow night 3–8 AM (low 29°−2°)

This morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 59°15° · Rain noon–3 PM (30%) · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h
TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 56°13° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 36°2° by 8 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · 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 9a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	43°6°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	94%	55%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	74%	31%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	62%	36%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	54%	43%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	48%	37%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	42%	39%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	37%	39%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	36%	15%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	37%	17%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	44%	17%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	46°8°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	56%	12%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	18%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	92%	15%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	94%	13%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	99%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	11%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	16%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	29%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	33%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	38%	36%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	33%	71%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	31%	36%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	31%	30%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	33%	16%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	3%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	11%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	12%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 28°−2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 33°1°. Typical 63°17° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 0 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 28°−2°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 28°−2°. Typical 63°17° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 28°−2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 31°−1°. Typical 62°17° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
30°−1°–35°2°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 27°−3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 34°1°. Typical 62°17° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  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 34.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 27°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 36°2°. Typical 62°17° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 27°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 59°15°, low 36°2°. Typical 61°16° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 57°14°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 42°6°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 26°−3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 39°4°. Typical 60°16° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 42°5°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  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
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
37°3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 35°2°. Typical 60°16° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°1°
  40% 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
45°7°–55°13°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 25°−4°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 37°3°. Typical 60°16° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  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
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 25°−4°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 31°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 48–66°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Zuni River above Black Rock Reservoir

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 39Typical 144

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
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 20 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°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?

El Morro National Mon · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1938–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+12°+7°TueOct 20
+12°+6°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Candy Kitchen weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:43 PM; Morning 7:11–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–7:02 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Candy Kitchen. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.