Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.
Forecast for Southwest Mountains/Lower Gila Region
Updated: 5:54 PM MDT on July 29, 2010
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Friday evening...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows 55 to 65. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 55 to 65. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Sunday
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... central Sierra County in south central New Mexico...
* until 630 PM MDT
* at 434 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated nearly stationary thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall were across areas in central and western Sierra County. Storms with the most intense rainfall are occuring along State Route 27 from Nutt... to Hillsboro in far southwest Sierra County.
* Locations impacted include... Winston... Truth or Consequences... Monticello... Hillsboro... Caballo... Las Palomas... Lake Valley... Upham... Engle... Chloride... Alamosa Canyon... Rock House... North Monticello Point... Caballo Lake State Park...
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Excessive rainfall can quickly turn dry desert washes and arroyos into raging rivers... even in areas far from where rain has fallen. Do not attempt to cross flooded arroyos. Swiftly moving water can carve deep channels in previously shallow washes... and water can be much deeper than it appears. If your Route becomes cut off by flooded arroyos... wait for flood waters to recede.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. It only takes a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.
... Flash Flood Watch in effect through Friday evening...
The National Weather Service in El Paso TX/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of New Mexico and southwest Texas... including the following areas... in New Mexico... Sierra County lakes region... southern desert... southern Sacramento Mountains... southwest desert/bootheel... southwest desert/Mimbres basin... Southwest Mountains/lower Gila region and Tularosa basin/southern desert. In southwest Texas... El Paso and Hudspeth.
* Through Friday evening
* a upper level disturbance will move slowly west across the region through Friday night. Rainfall amounts of one to two inches with several storms during this period with as much as three inches possible in a few spots.
* Flooding of several area arroyos and roadways can be expected with possible flooding of some residences and businesses.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
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.