Observed 8:35 AM MDT at KTCS

Hillsboro, NM weather

Mostly cloudy and 55°13°, rain ~9–10 AM (71%).

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
Humidity: 94%; Air 55°13°, dew point 54°12° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6

Light rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (57°14° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 11 AM (70%)
Dry break today 11 AM–3 PM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h today 2–6 PM
Rain today 3–6 PM (40%, 0.12 in3 mm)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Rain 8–11 AM (70%)
This afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Rain 3–6 PM (40%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 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 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	65%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	77%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	70%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	65%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	54%	5
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	45%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	10%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	58%	24%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	53%	29%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	51%	35%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	50%	10%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	56%	10%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	9%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	15%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	17%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	34%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	27%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	71%	24%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	26%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	74%	26%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	26%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	32%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	31%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	37%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	34%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	42%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	82%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	85%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	61%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	32%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	50%	34%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	45%	26%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	43%	19%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	42%	7%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	10%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	16%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	56%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	20%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	20%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	20%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	23%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	28%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	32%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	70%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	95%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 39°4°. Storms 0.09 in2.3 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  70% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. West southwest wind 3 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
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 68°20°).
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 2 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 3 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 3 to 12 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 37°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 37°3°. Storms 0.13 in3.3 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 36°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 36°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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
54°12°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 36°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  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
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
74% chance of rain, high 71°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 60–73°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EPZ) (opens in a new tab)

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 Caballo Lake

17 mi

Level: 4139 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Caballo Dam

17 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Mimbres River at Mimbres

23 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Hillsboro · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Hillsboro weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:42 PM; Morning 7:06–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:51 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:51–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Hillsboro. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,000 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.