Forecast Details for Ruidoso, NM

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Scattered showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: Isolated showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Sunday: Isolated showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Isolated showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Isolated showers. Sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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