Observed 11:40 AM MDT at KTCS

Las Palomas, NM weather

Sunny and 66°19°, rain ~4–5 PM (60%).

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6

Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (69°21° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 6 PM (60%, 0.6 in15 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 4–5 PM
High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly 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 12p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	39%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	27%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	70°21°	20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	12%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	70°21°	40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	59%	17%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 78°26°)	71°22°	40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	55%	25%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	69°21°	60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	59%	12%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	63°17°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	25%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	68%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	25%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	28%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	32%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	29%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	33%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	48%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	52%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	68%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	68%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	44%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	52%	40%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	49%	21%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	47%	16%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	45%	9%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	2%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	11%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	62%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	37%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	36%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	15%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	11%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	18%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	31%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	60%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	72%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	57°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	78%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	91%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	62°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	68%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  60% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 2 to 8 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
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 1 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  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 75. East wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers 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
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°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
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°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
58°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
32°0°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
60% chance of rain, high 73°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–75°; 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 below Elephant Butte Dam

8.1 mi

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Elephant Butte Lake

9.0 mi

Level: 4297 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Caballo Lake

11 mi

Level: 4139 ft

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Caballo Dam

12 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 49

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1950–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Las Palomas 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 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:41 PM; Morning 7:05–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:50 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–3 AM, 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 west from Las Palomas. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,200 ft, 32 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.