Weather Alert in New Mexico
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 2:30AM MDT until March 22 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Northeast Plains; East Central Plains
DESCRIPTION: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .After three days of unprecedented March heat, and widespread poor humidity recoveries Saturday night, a very dry backdoor cold front will plunge through the eastern plains on Sunday with northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front, humidities will mostly bottom out in the single digits Sunday afternoon as high temperatures climb between 18 and 25 degrees above 1991-2020 averages. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 9 percent, except 9 to 13 percent in Union County. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended..
INSTRUCTION: Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch.
Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!
Current U.S. National Radar--Current
The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).
National Weather Forecast--Current
The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.
National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow
Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.
North America Water Vapor (Moisture)
This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.
Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - 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.
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrus Clouds
Next Topic: Condensation
Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
and are composed mainly of ice crystals.
They are thin and wispy in appearance.
What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.
Next Topic: Condensation
Current conditions powered by WeatherAPI.com
