Forecast Details for Monument, NM

Recent Locations: Gepp, AR Chelsea, AL Monument, NM

Current Alerts for Monument, NM: Red Flag Warning Wind Advisory

This Afternoon: Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 51. 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 84. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

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

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

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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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