Observed 4:10 AM MDT at KTCS

Truth or Consequences, NM weather

Mostly cloudy and 55°13°, rain ~5 AM (63%).

Forecasts differ

Now 55°13°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the northwest. Gusts to 26 mph41 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6

Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain and storms until 6 PM (90%, 0.72 in18 mm)
High 68°20° today at 3 PM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 4–5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 56°13° · Storms all night (60%)
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Storms all morning (90%)
This afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Rain all afternoon (60%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · rain chance 30% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 2 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 4a	Thunderstorms	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	49%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	48%	0
Sat 6a	Thunderstorms	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	50%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	47%	0
Sat 8a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	89%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	72%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	87%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	98%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	20%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	67%	77%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	40%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	67°19°	20%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	59%	43%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	57%	19%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	68°20°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	57%	15%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	67°19°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	59%	33%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	64°18°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	52%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	20%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	37%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	27%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	37%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	36%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	61%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	94%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	88%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	92%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	42%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	23%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	22%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	48%	14%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	45%	16%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	45%	13%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	47%	4%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	11%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	27%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	38%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	38%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	21%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	66%	48%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	30%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 43°6° to 56°13°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	66%	63%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Storms 0.15 in3.8 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Thunderstorms, 55°13°
  90% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  60% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 3 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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 71. Southwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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
59°15°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
88% chance of rain, high 70°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–73°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.

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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

Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam

7.3 mi

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Elephant Butte Lake

7.6 mi

Level: 4297 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at The Narrows in Elephant Butte Lake

12 mi

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Caballo Lake

24 mi

Level: 4139 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 49

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1950–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Truth or Consequences weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:40 PM; Morning 7:05–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 49% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Truth or Consequences. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,200 ft, 36 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.