Forecast Details for Rio Rancho, NM

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Today: A chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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