Observed 7:55 AM MDT at KSVC

Silver City, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 51°11°, rain ~3 PM (41%).

Mostly agree

Now 51°11°

Partly sunny

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 42°6° by 8 PM
Humidity: 95%; Air 51°11°, dew point 50°10° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 11 AM (50%)
Dry break today 11 AM–2 PM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h today 1–5 PM
Rain today 2–4 PM (40%)
High 65°18° today at 4 PM

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Rain 8–11 AM (50%)
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Storms 2–4 PM (40%) · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · 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 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	24%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	41%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	43%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	75%	44%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	72%	30%	6
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	67%	34%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	62%	26%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	64°18°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	58%	31%	5
Sat 4p	Thunderstorms	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	65°18°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	52%	29%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	50%	20%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	56%	16%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	18%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	25%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	24%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	29%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	34%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	20%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	32%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	30%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	50%	27%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	48%	17%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	24%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	19%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	17%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	34%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	29%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	19%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	21%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	20%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	21%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	25%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	33%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	68%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	60%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Storms 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. North northeast wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance
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 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Storms 0.27 in6.9 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  60% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  50% 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
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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
51°11°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  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
54°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
48% chance of rain, high 66°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 45°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 57–70°; 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

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 254 cfs

Forecast peak 5.2 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Gila River above Gila

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 658 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Mimbres River at Mimbres

18 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 60% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 55

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
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?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Fort Bayard 4w · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Silver City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:45 PM; Morning 7:08–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:54 PM; Morning 6:59–7:08 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:54 PM–6:59 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Silver City. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,000 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.