Forecast Details for Watrous, NM

Recent Locations: Chula, MO Chest Springs, PA Watrous, NM

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Breezy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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