Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Grant County Airport (KSVC)

Lat: 32.63°NLon: 108.15°WElev: 5367ft.

Fair

87°F

31°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.29 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 29 Aug 10:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Buckhorn NM

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 91 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
Buckhorn NM
 33.02°N 108.7°W (Elev. 4797 ft)
9:36 am MDT Aug 29, 2026
11am MDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 4, 2026
 
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