Weather Alerts for New Mexico

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1. Freeze Warning for: Central Highlands; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County

2. Freeze Warning for: Harding County

3. Freeze Warning for: Northwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Estancia Valley; South Central Highlands; Guadalupe County

4. Freeze Warning for: Quay County

5. Freeze Warning for: Union County

6. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet

7. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains

8. Red Flag Warning for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Eastern Culberson County

9. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains

10. Wind Advisory for: Central Highlands; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County

11. Wind Advisory for: Curry County

12. Wind Advisory for: Harding County

13. Wind Advisory for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southwest Chaves County

14. Wind Advisory for: Quay County

15. Wind Advisory for: Union County

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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Mammatus Clouds Next Topic: Nimbostratus Clouds

A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

Next Topic: Nimbostratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Next Topic: Rain

Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

Next Topic: Rain