Raton, New Mexico 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Raton NM
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Raton NM
Issued by: National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM |
Updated: 11:02 am MST Dec 11, 2024 |
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This Afternoon
Sunny
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Tonight
Partly Cloudy
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Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
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Thursday Night
Mostly Cloudy
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Friday
Sunny
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Friday Night
Mostly Clear
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Saturday
Sunny
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Saturday Night
Partly Cloudy
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Sunday
Mostly Sunny
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Hi 44 °F |
Lo 23 °F |
Hi 50 °F |
Lo 25 °F |
Hi 46 °F |
Lo 22 °F |
Hi 51 °F |
Lo 26 °F |
Hi 57 °F |
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This Afternoon
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Sunny, with a high near 44. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest. |
Tonight
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph. |
Thursday
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Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. |
Thursday Night
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Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. |
Friday
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Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
Friday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 22. |
Saturday
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Sunny, with a high near 51. |
Saturday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. |
Sunday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. |
Sunday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. |
Monday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. |
Monday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. |
Tuesday
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Partly sunny, with a high near 49. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Raton NM.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
169
FXUS65 KABQ 112025
AFDABQ
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
125 PM MST Wed Dec 11 2024
...New SYNOPSIS, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, FIRE WEATHER...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 120 PM MST Wed Dec 11 2024
- Windy conditions across the eastern plains and central
highlands on Friday, with hazardous crosswinds along N-S
oriented roadways.
- Warming trend commences today and continues through the
weekend, with highs becoming well above average.
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.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 120 PM MST Wed Dec 11 2024
Temperatures will gradually rise through the next few days after a
cold start to the week. Windy conditions are likely on Friday across
eastern areas, where hazardous crosswinds will be possible on north
to south oriented roadways, especially in east central NM.
Temperatures continue to rise through the weekend, then remain
stagnant to begin next week. Very little precipitation expected
through the next several days outside of a few snow showers across
the northern mountains.
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.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday night)
Issued at 120 PM MST Wed Dec 11 2024
An upper level ridge to the west of NM is flattening and will allow
stronger westerlies to move over the region through Thursday in
advance of an upper level trough/low that is forecast to move from
over northern CA to UT Thursday night. A well-defined tap of Pacific
moisture will be positioned over the area through Thursday,
resulting in significant high cloudiness, which will limit the
diurnal temperature ranges by a few degrees. Tonight`s lows are
forecast to be several degrees less cold than last night`s and
generally within a few degrees of normal. Even with muted warming
Thursday due to high clouds, high temperatures are still forecast to
reach up to near/slightly above normal areawide. The warming trend
will continue into Thursday night, with low temperatures generally
above normal. Stronger winds aloft in advance of the upper level
trough/low will begin to hit the peaks Thursday night, but an
inversion is forecast to keep the stronger winds above mid slope and
lower elevation locales.
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.LONG TERM...
(Friday through Tuesday)
Issued at 120 PM MST Wed Dec 11 2024
A windy Friday is in store as a shortwave trough progresses across
the northern border of NM, introducing a pocket of stronger mid-
level flow. This will work to enhance westerly surface winds across
much of central and eastern NM through the afternoon hours, with the
areas around KCQC possibly sneaking into Wind Advisory criteria. A
weak surface low across the lee of the Rockies will help to enhance
the surface winds across northeast NM. Nuisance to hazardous
crosswinds are likely for N-S oriented roadways. As the trough moves
away from NM through the weekend, brief ridging will build over the
Desert Southwest, allowing temperatures to build back above normal,
with highs reaching the mid 60s across the eastern plains and the
mid to high 50s across central and western areas. Another trough is
slated to cross through CO late Sunday, bringing another round of
breezy to locally windy conditions across the state. Minimal
precipitation is expected from either of these passing troughs. Any
precipitation would likely focus in the Tusas Mountains as
orographic snow showers, with little to no accumulation.
Uncertainty increases into next week as model solutions diverge on
the evolution of the polar jet. Ensemble cluster analysis favors a
broad ridging pattern forming over the west coast with the potential
of a shortwave trough seeping into the state. At this time, even if
the trough pushes into the state, it will likely remain mostly dry
as adequate moisture will be absent from a setup of strong
meridional southerly flow. Cooler temperatures appear a bit more
likely early next week with the mentioned southerly flow, though at
this time it will not be near what the state experienced the past
few days. Overall, dry weather appears favored to continue into next
week, outside of a few mountain snow showers.
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.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 952 AM MST Wed Dec 11 2024
VFR conditions prevail and are forecast to persist, although with
the development and slow lowering of VFR cigs. Winds will remain
mostly light.
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.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 120 PM MST Wed Dec 11 2024
Critical fire weather conditions are not forecast through at least
the next seven days, mostly due to relatively low fire danger. Dry
and cold conditions with poor ventilation will continue Thursday
under the influence of a weakening upper level ridge. An upper level
trough will move east across the region Friday, bringing stronger
winds and significantly improved ventilation. An upper level ridge
will follow on Saturday behind the departing trough, bringing poor
ventilation back with much less wind. Yet another upper level rough
will race east across the region Sunday, bringing back stronger
winds and improved ventilation. A stronger cold front will likely
push through late Tuesday of next week.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Farmington...................... 16 48 25 45 / 0 0 5 0
Dulce........................... 10 51 17 42 / 0 0 5 10
Cuba............................ 15 48 21 44 / 0 0 5 0
Gallup.......................... 8 53 20 47 / 0 0 5 0
El Morro........................ 17 54 23 44 / 0 0 0 0
Grants.......................... 9 51 19 48 / 0 0 0 0
Quemado......................... 19 56 22 49 / 0 0 0 0
Magdalena....................... 25 52 29 52 / 0 0 0 0
Datil........................... 23 51 25 50 / 0 0 0 0
Reserve......................... 17 57 19 57 / 0 0 0 0
Glenwood........................ 28 59 32 58 / 0 0 0 0
Chama........................... 12 47 17 37 / 0 0 5 20
Los Alamos...................... 24 45 26 44 / 0 0 0 0
Pecos........................... 22 51 26 45 / 0 0 0 0
Cerro/Questa.................... 16 46 19 40 / 0 0 0 0
Red River....................... 14 42 12 31 / 0 0 0 0
Angel Fire...................... 6 46 9 36 / 0 0 0 0
Taos............................ 8 49 14 44 / 0 0 0 0
Mora............................ 20 53 24 45 / 0 0 0 0
Espanola........................ 16 50 19 51 / 0 0 0 0
Santa Fe........................ 23 47 26 45 / 0 0 0 0
Santa Fe Airport................ 18 47 21 48 / 0 0 0 0
Albuquerque Foothills........... 29 49 29 50 / 0 0 0 0
Albuquerque Heights............. 25 48 25 53 / 0 0 0 0
Albuquerque Valley.............. 19 49 23 55 / 0 0 0 0
Albuquerque West Mesa........... 25 48 26 53 / 0 0 0 0
Belen........................... 16 49 20 57 / 0 0 0 0
Bernalillo...................... 22 49 25 53 / 0 0 0 0
Bosque Farms.................... 16 49 20 55 / 0 0 0 0
Corrales........................ 23 49 26 54 / 0 0 0 0
Los Lunas....................... 17 49 21 55 / 0 0 0 0
Placitas........................ 25 48 26 49 / 0 0 0 0
Rio Rancho...................... 24 48 26 52 / 0 0 0 0
Socorro......................... 25 52 26 59 / 0 0 0 0
Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 22 47 25 46 / 0 0 0 0
Tijeras......................... 24 47 26 47 / 0 0 0 0
Edgewood........................ 21 48 21 46 / 0 0 0 0
Moriarty/Estancia............... 15 49 16 50 / 0 0 0 0
Clines Corners.................. 20 46 24 45 / 0 0 0 0
Mountainair..................... 22 48 25 50 / 0 0 0 0
Gran Quivira.................... 22 48 25 50 / 0 0 0 0
Carrizozo....................... 27 51 31 55 / 0 0 0 0
Ruidoso......................... 28 52 34 51 / 0 0 0 0
Capulin......................... 20 49 24 43 / 0 0 0 0
Raton........................... 15 50 21 47 / 0 0 0 0
Springer........................ 14 49 18 48 / 0 0 0 0
Las Vegas....................... 21 54 25 47 / 0 0 0 0
Clayton......................... 26 54 25 55 / 0 0 0 0
Roy............................. 21 51 24 51 / 0 0 0 0
Conchas......................... 23 58 31 59 / 0 0 0 0
Santa Rosa...................... 29 59 31 56 / 0 0 0 0
Tucumcari....................... 24 57 31 59 / 0 0 0 0
Clovis.......................... 29 56 32 62 / 0 0 0 0
Portales........................ 28 57 31 63 / 0 0 0 0
Fort Sumner..................... 26 56 29 61 / 0 0 0 0
Roswell......................... 25 55 30 65 / 0 0 0 0
Picacho......................... 30 60 36 62 / 0 0 0 0
Elk............................. 29 64 38 60 / 0 0 0 0
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.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
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SHORT TERM...11
LONG TERM....77
AVIATION...11
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