Forecast Details for Vallecitos, NM

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Today: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a light south wind becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Isolated showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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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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