Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Nowcast as of 4:30 am MST on November 14, 2009
Now
Patchy fog will reduce visibilities locally through early morning. Expect visibilities of a mile at times...especially in valleys and dips...near streams...and in sheltered areas.
Forecast for Union County
Updated: 3:56 am MST on November 14, 2009
Winter Storm Watch in effect from this evening through late Sunday night...
Today
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the evening...then numerous rain and snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening.
Sunday
Breezy. Patchy fog in the morning. Numerous rain and snow showers in the morning...then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow accumulation 1 or 2 inches. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to north 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Breezy. Numerous thunderstorms with rain and snow showers in the evening...then numerous snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Colder. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s. North winds 15 to 25 mph becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
... Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from this evening through late Sunday night...
A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from this evening through late Sunday night.
Snow developing over the northeast Highlands and adjacent plains this evening will continue through late Sunday night. Conditions are favorable for significant snow accumulation across the Johnson Mesa and Raton ridge areas... with snow coverage expanding to the northeast plains as snow levels fall to the surface.
Forecasts call for snow showers to taper off early Monday morning to ease these hazardous winter weather conditions.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Remember... a Winter Storm Watch means conditions are favorable for a hazardous winter weather event in and close to the watch area.