Weather Alerts for New Mexico
1. Fire Weather Watch for: Northeast Plains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains
2. Fire Weather Watch for: Northwest Plateau; West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; North Central Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley; Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains
3. Fire Weather Watch for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Loving; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills
4. Fire Weather Watch for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains
5. Flood Advisory for: Rio Arriba, NM
6. Flood Advisory for: Rio Arriba, NM
7. High Wind Warning for: Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass
8. High Wind Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Central Highlands
9. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains
10. Red Flag Warning for: Northwest Plateau; West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; North Central Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley; Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains
11. Red Flag Warning for: Northwest Plateau; West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; North Central Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley; Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains
12. Red Flag Warning for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Loving; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills
13. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains
14. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains
15. Wind Advisory for: Chuska Mountains; West Central Plateau
16. Wind Advisory for: Far Northeast Highlands
17. Wind Advisory for: Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds
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.
Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds
Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?
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Next Topic: Evaporation
Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
smaller than raindrops.
Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
potentially result in hazardous road conditions.
Next Topic: Evaporation