Observed 12:55 PM MDT at KTCS

Garfield, NM weather

Sunny and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 6High; High until 3 PM

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 2 PM
Rain today 2–6 PM (20%, 0.2 in5.1 mm)
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · Rain 2–6 PM (20%)
TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	21%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	25%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	51%	26%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	75°24°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	13%	4
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	51%	54%	2
Sat 6p	Rain	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	68°20°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	52%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	63°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	11%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	18%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	32%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	29%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	28%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	29%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	90%	29%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	31%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	47%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	44%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	74%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	92%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	56%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	42%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	21%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	14%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	38%	17%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	35%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	27%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	31%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	39%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	37%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	18%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	18%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	13%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	21%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	60%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	66%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	99%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	96%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	72%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	74%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 78°26° / 44°7°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 2 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 2 to 12 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 76°24° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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 79. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 42°6°. Storms 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  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
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
33°1°–58°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–79°; chance of precipitation on 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 below Caballo Dam

9.0 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Caballo Lake

9.8 mi

Level: 4139 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Hayners Bridge near Rincon

17 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 1,310 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 37

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 9:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Caballo Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1936–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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Garfield 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 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:41 PM; Morning 7:04–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:50 PM; Morning 6:55–7:04 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7–9 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 northwest from Garfield. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,000 ft, 43 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.