Observed 6:15 PM MDT at KRQE

Catalpa Canyon, NM weather

Overcast and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Cloudy

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; 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

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 36°2° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 58°14° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below freezing tomorrow night 5–8 AM (low 30°−1°)

TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · 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 6p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	24%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	24%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	35%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	29%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	58%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	37%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	32%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	22%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	84%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	88%	29%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	95%	37%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	36°2°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	48%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	41%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	23%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	36%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	35%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	37%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	39%	50%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	36%	14%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	36%	12%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	36%	18%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	38%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 30°−1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	79%	33%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	37%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	50%	36%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	39%	40%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	35%	27%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	24%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	29%	17%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	31%	15%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	27%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 35°2°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 28°−2°. Typical 65°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 30°−1°. Typical 65°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 35°2°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  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 64.
Night: Clear, with a low around 35.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
28°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 37°3°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°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 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
32°0°–45°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Typical 63°17° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 26°−3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 43°6°. Typical 63°17° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  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
45°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
22°−6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Typical 62°17° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
16°−9°–40°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 24°−4°
Wind
25 mph39 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 30°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 49–65°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Sunday, Monday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 39Typical 137

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 16 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

GALLUP MUNICIPAL AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1973–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Catalpa Canyon weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:44 PM; Morning 7:13–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:03–7:13 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Catalpa Canyon. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.