Forecast Details for Ruidoso, NM

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Current Alerts for Ruidoso, NM: Wind Advisory

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Scattered showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Scattered showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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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.

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