Alto Crest, NM Weather Forecast Updated 4:00 AM MDT SUN SEP 07 2008
.NOW...THROUGH MID DAY...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH...WHICH WILL CARRY SOME STORMS ONTO THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS OF LINCOLN...TORRANCE AND SANTA FE COUNTIES AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. TODAYS STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AT RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FAVOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. IN THESE AREAS...HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE RAPID WATER RISES IN ARROYOS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. THROUGH 1 PM MDT...ONE SHOWER WILL IMPACT I-40 IN THE VICINITY OF SEDILLO AND EDGEWOOD. MEANWHILE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...THEN MOVE INTO NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY.
Today
Chance Of T-Storm Hi: 80°
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s...Except in the mid 60s to upper 70s over the higher elevations. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Chance Of T-Storm Lo: 57°
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...Then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid to upper 50s...Except in the 40s to mid 50s over the higher elevations. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening.
Monday
Chance Of T-Storm Hi: 75°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 70s to mid 80s...Except in the 60s to mid 70s over the higher elevations.
Monday Night
Chance Of T-Storm Lo: 50°
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the east 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Chance Of T-Storm Hi: 78°
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s...Except in the 60s to lower 70s over the higher elevations. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Chance Of T-Storm Lo: 50°
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
Wednesday
Chance Of T-Storm Hi: 75°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
Wednesday Night
Chance Of T-Storm Lo: 50°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
Thursday
Chance Of T-Storm Hi: 75°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
Thursday Night
Chance Of T-Storm Lo: 50°
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
Friday
Chance Of T-Storm Hi: 75°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
Friday Night
Chance Of T-Storm Lo: 50°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
Saturday
Chance Of T-Storm Hi: 78°
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
Sun & Moon Information
Morning Twilight:
6:15 AM MDT
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous Moon
Sunrise:
6:40 AM MDT
Sunset:
7:20 PM MDT
Evening Twilight:
7:45 PM MDT
Weather Folklore
A round-topped cloud and flattened base, carries rainfall in its face.
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