Observed 11:20 PM MDT at KRQE

Sheep Springs, NM weather

Overcast and 43°6°.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (48°9° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Low 42°6° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 57°14° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 54°12° · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 59°15° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 47°8° by 10 PM · 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 11p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	19%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	49°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	35%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	41%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	56%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	62%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	43%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	43%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	34%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	48%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	68%	70%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	40%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	20%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	17%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	27%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	44%	32%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	57%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	17%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	9%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	11%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	3%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	12%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	81%	14%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	8%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	68%	10%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	62%	3%	4
Mon 12p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	4%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	13%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	21%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	54%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	47%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	45%	2
Mon 6p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	37%	1
Mon 7p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	25%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	50%	13%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	11%	0
Mon 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	2%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
32°0°–45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–47°8°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 60°16°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  50% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  40% 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
31°−1°–49°9°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
28°−2°–45°7°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 34°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 36°.
Rest of week
Highs 52–67°; 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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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 57 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:43 PM; Morning 7:13–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:53 PM; Morning 7:03–7:13 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 46% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Sheep Springs. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,400 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sheep Springs, NM weather

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Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon