Forecast Details for Vallecitos, NM

Recent Locations: Vallecitos, NM  
Current Alerts for Vallecitos, NM: Flood Advisory Flood Warning
Today: Isolated showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 15 to 20 mph.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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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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