El Rancho Hotel Plaque Dedication Tomorrow

Above, clouds gathering over the mesas this evening. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Tomorrow morning, the Lost Dutchman Chapter's plaque dedication at the El Rancho Hotel & Motel will be taking place in Gallup, New Mexico.

Clamper from far and wide (no, not Whoopi Goldberg wide) will be gathering at the hotel lobby at 11:00. Some have already arrived. I will heading over tomorrow morning around 9:00 - 10:00.

It is a good thing the plaque dedication will take place inside as we're expected to have thunderstorms in the area this week. Clouds are already gathering this evening.

Actually, this may be a good thing, especially for the brethren who are coming in from hot climates, such as Arizona.

This may hinder attendance at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial rodeo at Red Rock Park Rodeo Arena. We'll see. But there will be other things to do, many of which are indoors.

According to the National Weather Service:

Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 80. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.