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| Above, the Durango train at Highline. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Tomorrow, we'll be headed 174 miles north of Jamestown, New Mexico to Durango, Colorado for a little vacation trek.
Along with riding the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train, we'll be going up to Ouray and Ridgway to see some of the filming locations of
True Grit (1969).
An unseasonal winter storm is headed our way (it is very windy now) and this is what the National Weather Service says about it (for Jamestown):
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain likely before noon, then showers likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
In Durango, the forecast is this:
Today
Mostly sunny with a chance of rain showers in the morning, then partly sunny with rain showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Smoke in the morning. Haze through the day. Cooler. Highs 65 to 75. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Tonight
Rain showers likely. Lows 25 to 35. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. Chance of showers 70 percent.
Wednesday
Rain showers likely in the morning, then rain showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs 45 to 55. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Wednesday Night
Rain showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Lows in the 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the evening becoming light.
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