Weather Alerts for New Mexico

Recent Locations: Albuquerque, NM

1. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Eddy County Plains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County

2. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains

3. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Northern Dona Ana County

4. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Loving; Reeves County Plains

5. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County

6. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Lowlands of the Bootheel; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Otero Mesa; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains

7. Dust Storm Warning for: Eddy, NM; Loving, TX; Reeves, TX

8. Fire Weather Watch for: Northwest Plateau

9. Fire Weather Watch for: West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; Sandia and Manzano Mountains

10. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains

11. High Wind Warning for: Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range

12. High Wind Warning for: West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet

13. High Wind Watch for: Central Highlands; South Central Mountains; Southwest Chaves County

14. High Wind Watch for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains

15. High Wind Watch for: West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet

16. Red Flag Warning for: Northwest Plateau

17. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains; El Paso; Hudspeth

18. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains; El Paso; Hudspeth

19. Red Flag Warning for: West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; Sandia and Manzano Mountains

20. Wind Advisory for: Central Grant County/Silver City Area

21. Wind Advisory for: Central Grant County/Silver City Area

22. Wind Advisory for: Central Highlands; South Central Mountains; Southwest Chaves County

23. Wind Advisory for: Chuska Mountains; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains

24. Wind Advisory for: Eddy County Plains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County

25. Wind Advisory for: Northern Dona Ana County

26. Wind Advisory for: Northern Dona Ana County

27. Wind Advisory for: Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Uplands of the Bootheel; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes

28. Wind Advisory for: Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Uplands of the Bootheel; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes

29. Wind Advisory for: Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range

30. Wind Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Lowlands of the Bootheel; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Otero Mesa; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains

31. Wind Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Lowlands of the Bootheel; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Otero Mesa; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains

32. Wind Advisory for: West Central Plateau; Northeast Highlands; Eastern Lincoln County

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

Next Topic: Precipitation