Observed 3:35 AM MDT at KLRU

Hatch, NM weather

Clear and 59°15°, rain ~5 AM (40%).

Forecasts differ

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 20 mph32 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 53°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain until 6 AM (40%)
Drizzle today 8 AM–6 PM (60%, 0.4 in10 mm)
Above 60°16° today by 9 AM
High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h today 5–6 PM

TonightNear 58°14° · Rain all night (40%)
This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Rain 8 AM–noon (50%)
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%) · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 2 AM · Partly 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 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	36%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	81%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	55%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	64%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	68%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	77%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	74%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	56%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	69°21°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	28%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	71°22°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	36%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	34%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 79°26°)	73°23°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	36%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 80°27°)	72°22°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	33%	4
Sat 5p	Drizzle	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	71°22°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	55%	66%	2
Sat 6p	Drizzle	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	69°21°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	62%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	53%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	75%	53%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	22%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	15%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	15%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	83%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	30%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	34%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	37%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	47%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	57%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	77%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	66%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	41%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	33%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	70°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	31%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	71°22°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	19%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	44%	18%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	46%	5%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	25%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	24%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	72%	24%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	29%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	34%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 46°8° to 62°17°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	59%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 45°7° to 61°16°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	65%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 44°7° to 61°16°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	60%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  60% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 9am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Wind
32 mph51 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly 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 75. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
64% chance of rain, high 76°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 51°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–78°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, 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 at Hayners Bridge near Rincon

9.2 mi

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 1,950 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Caballo Dam

17 mi

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Caballo Lake

17 mi

Level: 4139 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Leasburg Dam

20 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 3,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:40 PM; Morning 7:04–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 57% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Hatch. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,400 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.