Sunspot, NM Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 47°F
Feels Like 46°F  
Humidity 25% Dew Point 13°F Wind WNW 3 MPH Gusts 8 Barometer 30.46 in.773.7 mm
Solar Rad 47 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.2 miles WSW of central Sunspot
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Mostly Sunny, High 60F, Low 43F
60
43
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 63F, Low 44F
63
44
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Sunny, High 62F, Low 43F
62
43
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 57F, Low 36F
57
36
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Sunny, High 49F, Low 36F
49
36
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 50F, Low 35F
50
35
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Showers, High 47F
30%
47
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 60°F to 47°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F below the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 61°F with lows around 33°F.

This Date in Weather History

1933 - The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the visibility to half a mile in Tennessee.

More on this and other weather history

Sunspot, NM 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Nov 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Nov 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday Nov 19

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.


About Sunspot, NM

Sunspot is an unincorporated community in the Sacramento Mountains in the Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) south of Cloudcroft. Its elevation is 9,186 feet (2,800 m). The Sunspot Solar Observatory and Apache Point Observatory are located in Sunspot in the Sacramento Mountains. The site of Sunspot is leased by the National Science Foundation (NSF) from the US Forest Service (USFS), and is operated and maintained by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. The telescope and site are both open to the public, and the visitors center offers guided tours of the site on Saturdays and Sundays. On other days there is a self-guided 1/2 mile trail around the telescope and White Sands overlook.

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