Observed 1:35 AM MDT at KGNT

Thoreau, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 44°7°, rain ~6 AM–2 PM (65%).

Mostly agree

Now 44°7°

Partly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 30 mph49 km/h around 2 PM
Dew point: 42°5°; Comfortable
Humidity: 92%; Air 44°7°, dew point 42°5° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.12 inHg1020 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa next 3 h

Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° cooler than this time yesterday (53°12° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 6 AM
Drizzle today 6 AM–6 PM (70%, 0.3 in7.6 mm)
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h today noon–5 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 44°7° · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (60%)
This afternoonUp to 60°16° by 2 PM · Rain all afternoon (70%) · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h
TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 57°14° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 1 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 2a	Showers	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	84%	49%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	35%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	29%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	97%	10%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	98%	54%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	37°3°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sat 8a	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	36°2°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	73%	0
Sat 9a	Drizzle	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	100%	68%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	85%	64%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	72%	94%	4
Sat 12p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	67%	63%	5
Sat 1p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	61%	65%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	54%	26%	6
Sat 3p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph43 km/h	53%	64%	5
Sat 4p	Drizzle	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	49%	71%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	51%	35%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	67%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	28%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	21%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	28%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	30%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	31%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	31%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	81%	28%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	27%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	31%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	36%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	34%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	95%	33%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	33%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	27%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	23%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	38%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	55%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	43%	54%	6
Sun 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	84%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	36%	49%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	37%	27%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	38%	17%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	20%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	19%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	20%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	20%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	18%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	39°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	12%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 31°−1° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	0%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  70% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. 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 61. Southeast wind 5 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 5 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°–61°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 33°1°. 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
  Clear, 45°7°
  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 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°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 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
30°−1°–42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 58°14°, low 40°4°. Storms 0.1 in2.5 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°9°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  50% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
46°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–46°8°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–46°8°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
65% chance of rain, high 61°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 30°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 33°.
Rest of week
Highs 50–64°; 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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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Bluewater Creek at Bluewater Reservoir

10 mi

Level: 7365 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 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: 5:51–6:42 PM; Morning 7:11–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:52 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 35% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Thoreau. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,200 ft, 36 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Thoreau, NM weather

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