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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Raton Municipal - Crews Field Airport (KRTN)

Lat: 36.74°NLon: 104.5°WElev: 6354ft.

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

Folsom NM

Severe T-storm Watch until August 2, 09:00pm
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    Severe T-storm Watch until August 2, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sat

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 54 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 15 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Folsom NM
 36.85°N 103.91°W (Elev. 6417 ft)
Last Update:
6:01 pm MDT Aug 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7pm MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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