Capulin, NM Weather Forecast Updated 4:00 AM MDT WED MAY 14 2008
.NOW...THROUGH MID MORNING...SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM THESE STORMS. A FEW OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND RAIN AT RATES UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR. BEWARE OF FLOWING WATER IN SMALL STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS...ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY WHERE SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVED UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. THROUGH 1000 AM...SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVER THE TRIGO FIRE BURN SCAR. SINCE MUCH OF THE VEGETATION IS GONE... RUNOFF COULD DEVELOP AND REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS QUICKLY ALONG STATE ROUTE 55 IN THE VICINITY OF MANZANO AND TORREON.
Today
Thunder Storms Hi: 50°
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Thunder Storms Lo: 35°
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the 30s to mid 40s...Except in the lower to mid 30s over the higher elevations. North winds 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Thunder Storms Hi: 59°
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the 40s to upper 50s...Except in the 40s over the higher elevations. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow Showers Lo: 30°
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the evening...Then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and high terrain snow showers after midnight. Colder. Lows in the 30s to lower 40s...Except in the upper 20s to lower 30s over the higher elevations. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the north 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Friday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 60°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Warmer. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly Cloudy Lo: 47°
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s to upper 40s.
Saturday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 79°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Warmer. Highs in the 60s to upper 70s.
Saturday Night
Chance Of Showers Lo: 35°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows in the 30s to mid 40s.
Sunday
Mostly Sunny Hi: 75°
Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the 70s to mid 80s.
Sunday Night
Mostly Clear Lo: 45°
Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s.
Monday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 87°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s.
Monday Night
Chance Of Showers Lo: 45°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows in the 40s to lower 50s.
Tuesday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 85°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s.
Sun & Moon Information
Morning Twilight:
5:20 AM MDT
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous Moon
Sunrise:
5:49 AM MDT
Sunset:
7:55 PM MDT
Evening Twilight:
8:24 PM MDT
Weather Folklore
Mackerel skies and mares' tails make tall ships carry low sails.
United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature: 103 at Laredo Tx
Wed's Low Temperature: 22 at Limon Co And Shirley Basin Wy
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