Forecast Details for Rio Rancho, NM

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Today: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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