Forecast Details for Cliff, NM

Recent Locations: Fort Jones, CA Arco, ID Cliff, NM

Current Alerts for Cliff, NM: Wind Advisory

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 16 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. West wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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