Observed 7:55 AM MDT at KONM

Luis Lopez, NM weather

Overcast and 58°15°, rain ~9 AM–8 PM (88%).

Mostly agree

Now 58°15°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southwest. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through 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%, 1.2 in30 mm)
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%)
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%)
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Storms 6 PM–midnight (60%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 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	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	66%	0
Sat 9a	Drizzle	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	95%	94%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	78%	92%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	96%	4
Sat 12p	Rain	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	94%	5
Sat 1p	Drizzle	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	90%	6
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	74%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	54%	43%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	55%	31%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	18%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	60%, 0.08 in2 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	18%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	60%, 0.08 in2 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	60%, 0.08 in2 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	69%	0
Sat 9p	Thunderstorms	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	40%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Thunderstorms	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	40%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sat 11p	Thunderstorms	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	88%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Showers	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	49%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	90%	53%	0
Sun 2a	Showers	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	50%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	46%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	98%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	50°10°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	91%	72%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	42%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	55%	73%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	39%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	47%	24%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	45%	19%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	69°21°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	44%	19%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	46%	6%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	50%	9%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	10%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	10%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	19%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	50°10°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	79%	15%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	6%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 40°4° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	24%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 40°4° to 52°11°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	64%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 37°3° to 54°12°)	47°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	82%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 38°3°. Storms 0.44 in11 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  90% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 71°22°
  60% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 60°16°
  60% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, 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 between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 36°2°. Storms 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
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 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms 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
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 67°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  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
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 35°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 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
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
55°13°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
92% chance of rain, high 71°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 61–74°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Sunday.

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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 near San Acacia

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.3 ft
Flow: 423 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande near San Marcial

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.9 ft

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 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 86

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Socorro · 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

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Luis Lopez weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:38 PM; Morning 7:04–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:48 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 62% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Luis Lopez. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,700 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.