Weather Alerts for New Mexico
1. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley
2. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Otero Mesa; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County
3. Blowing Dust Advisory for: West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands
4. Dust Storm Warning for: Chaves, NM
5. Dust Storm Warning for: Chaves, NM
6. Fire Weather Watch for: Northeast Plains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains
7. Fire Weather Watch for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Andrews; Loving; Winkler; Ward; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Presidio Valley; Lower Brewster County
8. Fire Weather Watch for: South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso; Hudspeth
9. Fire Weather Watch for: Southwest Deserts and Lowlands
10. Flood Advisory for: Rio Arriba, NM
11. Flood Warning for: Rio Arriba, NM
12. High Wind Warning for: Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; Upper Tularosa Valley; South Central Mountains; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Quay County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County
13. High Wind Warning for: Eddy County Plains; Eastern Culberson County
14. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
15. High Wind Warning for: Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet
16. High Wind Warning for: West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands
17. High Wind Watch for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
18. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains
19. Red Flag Warning for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Andrews; Loving; Winkler; Ward; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Presidio Valley; Lower Brewster County
20. Red Flag Warning for: South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso; Hudspeth
21. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Deserts and Lowlands
22. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains
23. Red Flag Warning for: West Central Basin and Range; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley
24. Wind Advisory for: Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; Union County; Curry County; Roosevelt County
25. Wind Advisory for: Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor
26. Wind Advisory for: Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Uplands of the Bootheel; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes; Northern Dona Ana County; West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range
27. Wind Advisory for: Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Otero Mesa; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Nimbostratus Clouds
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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.
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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Next Topic: Shelf Clouds
Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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