Observed 8:55 AM MDT at KGNT

Encinal, NM weather

Rainy and 51°11°, storms ~11 AM–11 PM (96%).

Forecasts differ

Now 51°11°

Rain

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 24 mph38 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 90%; Air 51°11°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 2Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Rain and storms until midnight (100%, 1.1 in29 mm)
High 63°17° today at 2 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningNear 56°13° · Storms all morning (100%)
This afternoonUp to 63°17° by 2 PM · Storms all afternoon (90%)
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 46°8° by 9 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 10a	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	100%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	88%	93%	2
Sat 11a	Thunderstorms	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	100%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	70%	4
Sat 12p	Thunderstorms	59°15° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	74%	94%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	65%	6
Sat 2p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	81%	5
Sat 3p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	70%, 0.12 in3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	61%	47%	4
Sat 4p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	70%, 0.12 in3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	78%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	70%, 0.12 in3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	62%	83%	2
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	70%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	64%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	37%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	39%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	46%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	51%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	90%	54%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	45%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	35%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	97%	36%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	37%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	43%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	41%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	20%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	40%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	33%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	63%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	44%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	32%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	53%	2%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	73%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	78%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	4%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	9%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	23%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 68°20° / 33°1°. Storms 0.5 in13 mm, 100% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Thunderstorms, 57°14°
  100% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 63°17°
  90% chance · 0.72 in18 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 67°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
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 62°17°).
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 32°0°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
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 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 41°5°. Typical 64°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
50°10°–61°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 29°−2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
96% chance of rain, high 63°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Highs 53–67°; chance of precipitation on Friday, 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

Rio San Jose at Acoma Pueblo

16 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 879 cfs

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 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 112

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 17
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 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Cubero · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1977–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Encinal 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: 5:48–6:39 PM; Morning 7:07–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 6:58–7:07 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 53% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Encinal. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,200 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.