Portales, NM Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 81°F
Feels Like 81°F  
Humidity 15% Dew Point 29°F Wind 10 MPH Gusts 19 Barometer 29.97 in.761.2 mm
Solar Rad 428 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.3 miles SW of central Portales
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 82F, Low 44F
82
44
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Sunny, High 82F, Low 44F
82
44
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 78F, Low 46F
78
46
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Sunny, High 70F, Low 40F
70
40
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 72F, Low 43F
72
43
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Showers, High 69F, Low 41F
20%
69
41
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Showers, High 64F
40%
64
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 82°F to 64°F. Some rain possible with at least 2 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 12°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 62°F with lows around 32°F.

This Date in Weather History

1986 - An early season cold wave set more than 200 records from the northwestern U.S. to the east coast over a seven day period. For some places it proved to be the coldest weather of the winter season.

More on this and other weather history

Portales, NM 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Monday Nov 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday Nov 19

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday Nov 20

Showers

Day: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.


About Portales, NM

Portales () is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 12,280 at the 2010 census. Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis, and Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region. Eastern New Mexico University opened in Portales in 1934 as Eastern New Mexico Junior College, and has since grown to become the third-largest university in the state. The area is one of the largest producers of Valencia peanuts in the United States and is the nation's top producer of certified organic peanut butter. Portales is home to about 40 dairies and a major US dairy solids plant, together producing and exporting hundreds of millions of dollars of local milk products each year. It is the principal city of the Portales micropolitan statistical area, which is part of the larger Clovis-Portales combined statistical area, including Clovis, 19 miles (31 km) away and Cannon Air Force Base, 13 miles (21 km) away.

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