Observed 12:15 PM MDT at KLSB

Redrock, NM weather

Mostly cloudy and 70°21°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts differ

Now 70°21°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 42°6° by 5 PM
UV index: 6High; High until 3 PM

None rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h today 2–6 PM
High 73°23° today at 2 PM
Drops 13°7° today 5–8 PM (72°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Partly 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 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	43%	21%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	10%	17 mph27 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	38%	25%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	10%	21 mph34 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	35%	9%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	73°23°	5%	22 mph35 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	34%	9%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	34%	3%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	43%	3%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	59°15°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	15%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	18%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	21%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	36%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	23%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	36%	22%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	35%	8%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	33%	3%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	34%	1%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	38%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	38%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	42%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	71%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	13%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	31%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	31%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	39%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	43%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	46%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	46%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 77°25° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 76°24° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 76°24° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 76°24° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 75°24° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 75°24° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 36°2°. Storms 0.4 in10 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 36°2°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 36°2°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 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
59°15°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 35°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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°–77°25°
Low, likely
35°2°–59°15°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 62–78°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EPZ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Gila River near Redrock

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 274 cfs

Forecast peak 5.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Gila River near Virden

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 166 cfs

Forecast peak 6.2 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Gila River at Duncan

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.9 ft
Flow: 316 cfs

Forecast peak 8.8 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 60

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Redrock 1 Nne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1958–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

±0°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+11°+6°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Redrock weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:47 PM; Morning 7:10–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:56 PM; Morning 7:00–7:10 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:56 PM–7:01 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Redrock. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,600 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Redrock, NM weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Gila River near Redrock

Gila River near Virden

Gila River at Duncan

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon