Forecast Details for Mesquite, NM

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Overnight: Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West northwest wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Areas of smoke before 9am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Juneteenth: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are 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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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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