Weather Alerts for New Mexico

Recent Locations: Arenas Valley, NM  

1. Fire Weather Watch for: Northeast Plains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains

2. Fire Weather Watch for: South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso; Hudspeth

3. Flood Advisory for: Rio Arriba, NM

4. Flood Warning for: Rio Arriba, NM

5. High Wind Warning for: 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; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County

6. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Eddy County Plains; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Eastern Culberson County

7. High Wind Warning for: Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands

8. High Wind Warning for: South Central Highlands

9. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains

10. 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

11. Red Flag Warning for: South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso; Hudspeth

12. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains

13. Red Flag Warning for: West Central Basin and Range; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley

14. Wind Advisory for: Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County

15. Wind Advisory for: Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Uplands of the Bootheel; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes; Northern Dona Ana County; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Otero Mesa; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range; 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

16. Wind Advisory for: Union County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Altocumulus Clouds Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds

Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus Clouds Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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