Placitas, NM Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

58°F
Feels Like 58°F  
Humidity 10% Dew Point 2°F Wind WSW 4 MPH Gusts 4 Barometer 30.02 in.762.5 mm
Report from a personal weather station 0.8 miles WSW of central Placitas
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Mostly Clear, Low 44F
 
44
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Sunny, High 70F, Low 44F
70
44
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 66F, Low 40F
66
40
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 57F, Low 36F
57
36
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Cloudy, High 57F, Low 39F
57
39
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Showers, High 54F, Low 36F
30%
54
36
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Showers, High 52F, Low 34F
20%
52
34

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 70°F to 52°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 1°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 57°F with lows around 28°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a foot of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Placitas, NM 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the morning.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Isolated Thunderstorms

Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then scattered showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Wednesday Nov 19

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday Nov 20

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Friday Nov 21

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.


About Placitas, NM

The word Placitas in Spanish means small square. It usually refers to a town square or plaza at the center of a village or hamlet as is customary in Latin America. The word is sometimes used as the name of a village with a plaza. Placitas may refer to several places: Placitas, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, a census-designated place Placitas, Lincoln County, New Mexico, name changed to Lincoln in 1869. Placitas, Sandoval County, New Mexico, a census-designated place Placitas, Sierra County, New Mexico, the northern or eastern terminus of the NM 142

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