Observed 8:15 PM MDT at KGNT

San Rafael, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.15 inHg1021 hPa; Rising · +0.10 inHg+3.4 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 (52°11° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 37°3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 59°15° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below freezing tomorrow night 5–8 AM (low 30°−1°)

TonightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · 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 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	45°7°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	45°7°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	44°7°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	81%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	19%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	58%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	46%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	44%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	43%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	15%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	15%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	12%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	25%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	40%	31%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	38%	49%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	35%	60%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	19%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	3%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	5%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	65%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	10%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	19%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	22%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	24%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	91%	25%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	16%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	81%	39%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	57%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	70%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	70%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	71%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	72%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	64%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	45%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	35%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	31%	1
Mon 7p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	9%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Heavy rain. High 59°15°, low 36°2°. Typical 66°19° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. South wind 0 to 10 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
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 29°−2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 29°−2°. Typical 66°19° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
29°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 28°−2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 28°−2°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 35°2°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  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 65.
Night: Clear, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 64°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
31°−1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 60°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 63°17° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 26°−3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  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
46°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
25°−4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 26°−3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 34°1°. Typical 62°17° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
18°−8°–42°6°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h

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The outlook

Today
74% chance of rain, high 59°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 60°, low 29°.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 28°.
Rest of week
Highs 52–67°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (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

Rio San Jose at Acoma Pueblo

8.8 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 879 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Bluewater Creek at Bluewater Reservoir

18 mi

Level: 7365 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 132

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 12 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Grants Milan Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1997–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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San Rafael weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:41 PM; Morning 7:09–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:51 PM; Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from San Rafael. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,200 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.