Observed 8:55 AM MDT at KGNT

Haystack, NM weather

Rainy and 51°11°, rain ~11 AM–5 PM (78%).

Mostly agree

Now 51°11°

Rain

Wind: 13 mph21 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h around 1 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 90%; Air 51°11°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 2Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in 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 until 6 PM (80%, 0.28 in7.1 mm)
Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h today 11 AM–6 PM
High 60°16° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Below freezing tomorrow night 5–7 AM (low 31°−1°)

This morningNear 54°12° · Rain all morning (80%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
This afternoonNear 58°14° · Rain all afternoon (70%) · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 37°3° by 9 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · 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	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	85%	92%	2
Sat 11a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	74%	89%	4
Sat 12p	Drizzle	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	70%	77%	5
Sat 1p	Rain	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	64%	83%	6
Sat 2p	Showers	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	59%	81%	6
Sat 3p	Showers	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	59%	70%	5
Sat 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	57%	70%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	59%	57%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	38%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	57%	0
Sat 9p	Showers	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	54%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	78%	42%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	28%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	25%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	29%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	29%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	39°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	95%	27%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	39°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	97%	26%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 31°−1° to 41°5°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 31°−1° to 42°6°)	37°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	99%	18%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	17%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	65%	17%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	28%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	33%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	35%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	38%	43%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	43%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	16%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	5%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	10%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	17%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	76%	12%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	9%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	8%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	95%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 19°−7° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	98%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 19°−7° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 24°−4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	1%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 61°16°, low 36°2°. Typical 66°19° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  80% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 60°16°
  70% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 0 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 29°−2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 30°−1°. Typical 66°19° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 28°−2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 33°1°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast 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
23°−5°–36°2°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 36°2°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  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 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
26°−3°–38°3°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 64°18° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
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 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
25°−4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 38°3°. Typical 63°17° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  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
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 26°−3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Typical 63°17° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 51°10°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  40% 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
47°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
28°−2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 26°−3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 35°2°. Typical 62°17° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
78% chance of rain, high 61°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 30°.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 33°.
Rest of week
Highs 49–65°; 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

Bluewater Creek at Bluewater Reservoir

11 mi

Level: 7365 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio San Jose at Acoma Pueblo

22 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 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 132

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 26
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 17 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°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?

Grants Milan Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1997–2026

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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Haystack 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: 5:50–6:41 PM; Morning 7:10–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:51 PM; Morning 7:00–7:10 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Haystack. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,200 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.