Forecast Details for Taos Ski Valley, NM

Recent Locations: Taos Ski Valley, NM

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 26. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 20 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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