Forecast Details for Cloudcroft, NM

Recent Locations: Bearcreek, MT Burghill, OH Cloudcroft, NM

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 59. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 6 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 69.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 69.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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