Observed 10:55 AM MDT at KGNT

Prewitt, NM weather

Overcast and 54°12°, snow ~1–5 PM (69%).

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Cloudy

Wind: 16 mph26 km/hgusts 22 mph35 km/h; From the southeast. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 9 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 41°5° by 5 PM
UV index: 5Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Drizzle until 6 PM (70%, 0.3 in7.6 mm)
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h until 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below freezing tomorrow night 4–8 AM (low 29°−2°)

This afternoonUp to 61°16° by 2 PM · Rain all afternoon (70%) · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · 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 12p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	68%	64%	5
Sat 1p	Snow	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	62%	76%	6
Sat 2p	Drizzle	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	55%	76%	6
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	55%	68%	4
Sat 4p	Snow	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	52%	70%	2
Sat 5p	Snow	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	52%	73%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	56%	49%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	62%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	30%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	60%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	26%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	44°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	81%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	84%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	26%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	29%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	29%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	97%	27%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	26%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	19%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	19%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	18%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	53%	22%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	44%	39%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	35%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	36%	46%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	36%	32%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	32%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	20%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	19%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	20%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	19%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 23°−5° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 23°−5° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	95%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 29°−2° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	74%	6%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	13%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 62°17°, low 35°2°. Snow 0.3 in7.6 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 61°16°
  70% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 0 to 15 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
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
27°−3°–37°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
26°−3°–39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
29°−2°–43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  40% 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 showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  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
49°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°5°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
45°7°–57°14°
Low, likely
21°−6°–42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  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
49°9°–67°19°
Low, likely
15°−9°–42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
69% chance of snow, high 62°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 32°.
Rest of week
Highs 49–66°; 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

Bluewater Creek at Bluewater Reservoir

5.6 mi

Level: 7365 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:41 PM; Morning 7:10–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:51 PM; Morning 7:00–7:10 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Prewitt. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,200 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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