Forecast Details for Elephant Butte, NM

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This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Labor Day: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

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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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