Forecast Details for Columbus, NM

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Thursday: Patchy blowing dust after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Windy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Windy.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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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.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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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.

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