Weather Alerts for New Mexico

Recent Locations: Mabelvale, AR Vendor, AR Mayhill, NM

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 Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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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Next Topic: Drizzle

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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