Observed 5:35 AM MDT at KRQE

Vanderwagen, NM weather

Mostly clear and 41°5°, gusts to 36 mph59 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 41°5°

Mostly clear

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 36 mph59 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 41°5°, dew point 39°4° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until noon
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
Gusts to 36 mph58 km/h today 11 AM–7 PM
Rain today noon–3 PM (40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 3 AM (low 31°−1°)

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy · rain chance 30% · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
This afternoonNear 58°14° · Rain noon–3 PM (40%) · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h
TonightDown to 37°3° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 55°13° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 4 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · 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 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	36°2°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	22%	0
Sat 7a	Showers	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	34°1°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	29%	0
Sat 8a	Showers	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	36°2°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	62%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	69%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	76%	66%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	63%	55%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	54%	29%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	50%	31%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	43%	41%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph59 km/h	41%	39%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	42%	24%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	43%	49%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	50%	49%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	46°8°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	30%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	33%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	17%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	20%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	25%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	92%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	25%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	31%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	35%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	45%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	100%	35%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	32%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	37%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	58%	49%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	38%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	37%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	39%	28%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	37%	16%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	37%	6%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	3%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	42%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	95%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 34°1°. Typical 68°20° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 30°−1°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 29°−2°. Typical 68°20° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 30°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 32°0°. Typical 67°19° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°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 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Low, likely
29°−2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 30°−1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 36°2°. Typical 67°19° / 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 47°9°
  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 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 29°−2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 29°−2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 66°19° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 29°−2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 42°5°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 28°−2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 40°4°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 36°2°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 51°10°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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°–57°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 37°3°. Typical 64°18° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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
46°8°–60°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 57°, low 29°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 32°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 50–65°; 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

Zuni River above Black Rock Reservoir

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 6 AM

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 38Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 29
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 19 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°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?

Zuni · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2025

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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Vanderwagen weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:44 PM; Morning 7:13–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:03–7:13 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 25% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Vanderwagen. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.