Weather This Week

Above, Christmas getting her carrots yesterday. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

We will be under a Red Flag Warning this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon for high winds.

Also, it appears that we will be in a slight cooling trend this coming week. Temperatures have been in the 80s for the past few days.

But, the week ahead will be closing with 20% chance of thunderstorms. Well, monsoon season does begin this month and already we've had some thunderstorm activity.

So, here's the week's forecast for Jamestown, New Mexico from the National Weather Service for the coming week:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 43. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 38.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 47.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.