Forecast for Southwest Mountains/Lower Gila Region
Updated: 4:00 am MDT on July 26, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Sunday afternoon...
Today
Showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Monday
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
... 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.
