Weather Alerts for New Mexico

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Current Alerts for Artesia, NM: High Wind Warning Red Flag Warning

1. Freeze Warning for: Central Highlands; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County

2. Freeze Warning for: Harding County

3. Freeze Warning for: Northwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Estancia Valley; South Central Highlands; Guadalupe County

4. Freeze Warning for: Quay County

5. Freeze Warning for: Union County

6. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet

7. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains

8. Red Flag Warning for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Eastern Culberson County

9. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains

10. Wind Advisory for: Central Highlands; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County

11. Wind Advisory for: Curry County

12. Wind Advisory for: Harding County

13. Wind Advisory for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southwest Chaves County

14. Wind Advisory for: Quay County

15. Wind Advisory for: Union County

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Next Topic: Graupel

Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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