Forecast Details for Santa Rosa, NM

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Current Alerts for Santa Rosa, NM: High Wind Watch

Washington's Birthday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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