Flood Watch
Ends in 21 h 19 min
When
From 6 AM MDT Saturday through late Saturday night.
Where
Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, and southeast New Mexico, including the following areas, in central New Mexico, Central Highlands, Eastern Lincoln County, Estancia Valley, Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area, Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood and South Central Highlands. In east central New Mexico, De Baca County and Guadalupe County. In north central New Mexico, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Espanola Valley, Far Northwest Highlands, Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass, Jemez Mountains, Northwest Highlands, Santa Fe Metro Area, Tusas Mountains Including Chama and Upper Rio Grande Valley. In northeast New Mexico, Eastern San Miguel County, Far Northeast Highlands, Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass and Northeast Highlands. In southeast New Mexico, Chaves County Plains and Southwest Chaves County.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.
Additional details
Showers and thunderstorms will redevelop early Saturday and expand in coverage though the afternoon. Rainfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour may cause flash flooding on already saturated soils. Arroyos, small streams and channels may quickly rise with water from heavy rainfall. Repeated rounds of storms will increase the risk for flash flooding.
http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood
Precautionary actions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Areas: Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Jemez Mountains; Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County
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Observed 8:25 AM MDT at KLVS

Watrous, NM weather

Overcast and 48°9°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24, storms ~9–8 AM (100%).

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north-northwest. Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h around 4 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 48°9°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (49°9° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Rain and storms until tomorrow night midnight (100%, 11.5 in293 mm)
High 55°13° today at 2 PM
Fog tomorrow 7–8 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%)
This afternoonNear 54°12° · Storms all afternoon (100%)
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Storms all night (100%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (60%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 56°13° · Rain all afternoon (70%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (50%)

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	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	60%, 0.12 in3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sat 10a	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	99%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	98%	2
Sat 12p	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	100%, 0.49 in12 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	98%	99%	5
Sat 1p	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	100%, 0.49 in12 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	94%	99%	5
Sat 2p	Thunderstorms	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	100%, 0.49 in12 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	99%	5
Sat 3p	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	100%, 0.49 in12 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	99%	4
Sat 4p	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	100%, 0.49 in12 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	89%	99%	1
Sat 5p	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	100%, 0.49 in12 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	90%	90%	1
Sat 6p	Thunderstorms	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	90%, 0.63 in16 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	92%	99%	0
Sat 7p	Thunderstorms	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	43°6°	90%, 0.63 in16 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	99%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	43°6°	90%, 0.63 in16 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	99%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	42°6°	100%, 0.63 in16 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	98%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Rain	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	42°6°	100%, 0.63 in16 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	99%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	100%, 0.63 in16 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	99%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Rain	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	100%, 0.58 in15 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	99%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	100%, 0.58 in15 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	99%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	100%, 0.58 in15 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	70%, 0.58 in15 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	99%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	70%, 0.58 in15 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	99%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	70%, 0.58 in15 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	99%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Rain	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	97%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	99%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	99%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	64%	0
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	74%	69%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	39%	5
Sun 2p	Rain	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	64%	73%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	68%	75%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	62%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	72%	76%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	81%	35%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	95%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	95%	31%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	50%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	59%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	33%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	37%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	39°4°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	33%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	37°3°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°)	36°2°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	35°2°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	28%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	34°1°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	97%	29%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	33°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 30°−1° to 42°6°)	35°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	95%	29%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Storms 1.2 in30 mm, 100% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  90% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 55°13°
  100% chance · 2.9 in75 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 48°9°
  100% chance · 3.8 in96 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 45°7°
  100% chance · 3.5 in88 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 58°14°, low 35°2°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Storms 0.88 in22 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 44°7°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 58°14°
  70% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 47°8°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 33°1°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 31°−1°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  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 66.
Night: Clear, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
28°−2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 32°0°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 37°3°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
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 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 35°2°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  20% 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 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  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
52°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
29°−2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
100% chance of rain, high 55°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
68% chance of rain, high 58°, low 35°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 33°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 55–68°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (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

Mora River near Golondrinas

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Mora River at La Cueva

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Gallinas Creek above Montezuma

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 27 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 33Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
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 8 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°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?

Las Vegas Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1940–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

±0°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:29 PM; Morning 6:58–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Watrous. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,800 ft, 37 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Mora River near Golondrinas

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Gallinas Creek above Montezuma

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Stars tonight? Poor

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