Observed 7:55 AM MDT at KONM

La Joya, NM weather

Overcast and 58°15°, rain ~9 AM–8 PM (81%).

Forecasts agree

Now 58°15°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southwest. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 2 PM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 58°15° now)

Good hours for

Rain and storms until midnight (90%, 0.48 in12 mm)
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 3–5 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%)
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Rain all afternoon (50%)
TonightDown to 52°11° by 4 AM · Storms 6 PM–midnight (60%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 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 8a	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	78%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	94%	70%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	80%	83%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	70%	65%	4
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	62%	66%	5
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	69%	6
Sat 2p	Showers	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	55%	50%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	55%	25%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	55%	10%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	14%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	15%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	21%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	82%	74%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	85%	75%	0
Sat 10p	Thunderstorms	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	87%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	47%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	24%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	44%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	92%	46%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	50%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	36%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	43%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	98%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	52%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	40%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	24%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	55%	35%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	49%	48%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	46%	17%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	44%	11%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	44%	37%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	45%	8%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	50%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	52%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	68%	21%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	49°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	10%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	56%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	35%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	88%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 54°12°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	74%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Storms 0.16 in4.1 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  90% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 71°22°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 60°16°
  60% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 37°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 67°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  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
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
85% chance of rain, high 71°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Highs 60–72°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (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 Puerco near Bernardo

4.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 39 cfs

Forecast peak 18.9 ft Tue 12 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande near San Acacia

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.3 ft
Flow: 423 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 80

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Socorro 20 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2003–2026

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
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
+11°+6°SatOct 24

La Joya weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:37 PM; Morning 7:04–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:47 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:47–8 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from La Joya. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,700 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.