Observed 12:15 PM MDT at KLRU

Picacho Hills, NM weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/hgusts 18 mph29 km/h; From the south-southeast. 610–14 mph23 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 53°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 6High; High until 3 PM
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.07 inHg1018 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

Light rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (77°25° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 3 PM
Rain today 3–7 PM (30%, 0.16 in4.1 mm)
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Rain 3–6 PM (30%)
TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Rain 6–7 PM (30%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · 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	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	9%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	11%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	74°23°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	51%	13%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	76°24°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	46%	18%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	74°23°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	50%	42%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	51%	64%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	70°21°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	69%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	59%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	75%	46%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	75%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	71%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	81%	56%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	70%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	31%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	44%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	58%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	50%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	65%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	70%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	57%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	73%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	48%	54%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	44%	32%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	41%	30%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	52%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	37%	54%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	41%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	56%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	62°17°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	9%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	18%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	29%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	19%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	86%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	97%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	98%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	98%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 77°25° / 45°7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 1 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 76°24° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 75°24° / 43°6°. Storms 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  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 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  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
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  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
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 66–77°; 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

Rio Grande near Mesilla

9.6 mi

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 140 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Leasburg Dam

11 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 3,350 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Hayners Bridge near Rincon

22 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 1,310 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 37

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 53°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 9:00 AM–9:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

State University · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

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).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
+11°+6°SatOct 24

Picacho Hills weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:40 PM; Morning 7:02–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:49 PM; Morning 6:53–7:02 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 57% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Picacho Hills. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,800 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.