Observed 7:35 AM MDT at KATS

Loco Hills, NM weather

Overcast and 59°15°, rain ~9 AM–2 PM (52%).

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northwest. Gusts to 25 mph41 km/h around 1 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
Humidity: 94%; Air 59°15°, dew point 57°14° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 2Low; Low all day (peak 2)
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Rain and storms until tomorrow 9 AM (60%, 1.7 in43 mm)
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 1–2 PM
Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h tonight 10 PM–2 AM
Dry break tomorrow 9 AM–noon
Rain tomorrow noon–6 PM (50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (50%)
This afternoonNear 67°19° · Storms all afternoon (50%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Rain all night (60%) · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Rain 6–9 AM (30%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · 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
Sun 8a	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Drizzle	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	97%	96%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	93%	96%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	98%	1
Sun 12p	Drizzle	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	90%	94%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	87%	99%	1
Sun 2p	Drizzle	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	81%	100%	2
Sun 3p	Thunderstorms	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	81%	99%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	67°19°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	81%	92%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	84%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	90%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	97%	90%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	100%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	100%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	100%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	96%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	96%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	97%	97%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	98%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	99%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	84%	99%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	97%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	96%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	97%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	97%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	81%	93%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	73%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	74%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	96%	77%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	49%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	67%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	78%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	87%	0
Tue 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	93%	0
Tue 2a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	65%	0
Tue 3a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	84%	0
Tue 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	93%	0
Tue 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	76%	0
Tue 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	83%	0
Tue 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	72%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Storms 0.59 in15 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Thunderstorms. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Storms 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
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 75.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Storms 0.44 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  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.
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°–83°28°
Low, likely
41°5°–66°19°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Nov 3. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–64°18°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
52% chance of rain, high 69°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
53% chance of rain, high 68°, low 54°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 74°, low 54°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 68–77°; 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

Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 351 cfs

Reading from Sun 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.9 ft
Flow: 227 cfs

Reading from Sun 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pecos River above Lake Arthur

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 119 cfs

Reading from Sun 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sun 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:26 PM; Morning 6:52–7:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:42–6:52 AM; first light 6:42 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:34 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Today, 10:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Loco Hills.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Loco Hills, NM weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pecos River 6 miles E of Artesia

Pecos River 6 miles NE of Lakewood

Pecos River above Lake Arthur

Fourmile Draw 4 miles NNW of Lakewood

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon