Chimayo, 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
Chance Of T-Storm Hi: 60°
Windy. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Caution advised on area lakes.
Tonight
Chance Of T-Storm Lo: 40°
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening.
Thursday
Thunder Storms Hi: 60°
Breezy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Chance Of Showers Lo: 38°
Windy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the evening...Then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. East winds 20 to 30 mph Decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph.
Friday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 68°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
Friday Night
Chance Of Showers Lo: 45°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows in the 40s.
Saturday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 75°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Warmer. Highs in the 70s.
Saturday Night
Chance Of Showers Lo: 45°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows in the 40s.
Sunday
Partly Cloudy Hi: 85°
Partly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the 80s.
Sunday Night
Mostly Clear Lo: 48°
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
Monday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 85°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the 80s.
Monday Night
Chance Of Showers Lo: 50°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
Tuesday
Chance Of Showers Hi: 88°
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
Sun & Moon Information
Morning Twilight:
5:30 AM MDT
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous Moon
Sunrise:
5:58 AM MDT
Sunset:
8:01 PM MDT
Evening Twilight:
8:30 PM MDT
Weather Folklore
Doors and drawers stick before a rain.
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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