Forecast for Southwest Mountains/Lower Gila Region
Updated: 3:08 PM MDT on July 25, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect from 10 PM MDT this evening through late Saturday night...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible late night. Lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Monday
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 80s.
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through late Saturday night...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of south central New Mexico and southwest New Mexico... including the following areas... in south central New Mexico... Sierra County lakes region and southern desert. In southwest New Mexico... southwest desert/bootheel... southwest desert/Mimbres basin and Southwest Mountains/lower Gila region.
* Through late Saturday night
* moist tropical moisture could produce isolated areas of heavy rainfall and possible flooding.
* Flooding of arroyos and urban areas are possible. Also certain areas such as Deming have had significant rainfall events in the past week and this additional expected rainfall will not be absorbed as effectively and hence increase the runoff of rain.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.
