Observed 5:20 PM MDT at KGUP

Church Rock, NM weather

Rainy and 57°14°, jacket by 7 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Rain

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 25 mph41 km/h; From the southwest. Up to 14 mph22 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · down to 34°1° by 5 AM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until 6 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 38°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM

TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 60°16° 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 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	10%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	43%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	45%	13%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	12%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	63%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	56%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	60%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	17%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	20%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	19%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	19%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	88%	20%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	23%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	26%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	19%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	21%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	53%	45%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	46%	41%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	42%	47%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	38%	35%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	38%	33%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	20%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	16%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	8%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 31°−1° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	39%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	50%	39%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	41%	43%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	28%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	23%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	14%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	12%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 37°3°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. South wind around 15 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 31°−1°. Typical 65°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 33°1°. Typical 65°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 37°3°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°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.
Night: Clear, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
27°−3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  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 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 26°−3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Typical 63°17° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 48°9°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
43°6°–53°12°
Low, likely
23°−5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 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, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
20°−7°–39°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 24°−4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 57°, low 31°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 33°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 48–65°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, 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 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 137

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 5 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°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?

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 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Church Rock weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:43 PM; Morning 7:12–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–7:03 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

Looking southeast from Church Rock. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,300 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.