A Little Precipitation

Above, chile peppers I picked up at Old Town Albuquerque. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

When I was in Albuquerque during the past two days, the weather forecast had the rain chance at 2%. Well, a nice little thunderstorm blew into the area Wednesday night and gave some downpours. 

It was definitely needed precipitation as the state is pretty much parched.

Now that I am back home and I just read at the National Weather Service website that there light rain in the Gallup area (that includes Jamestown). Again, this is welcome precipitation. 

Now that it's daylight, I see that some rain fell overnight and this morning.

Above, the deck this morning. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The forecast for today and tomorrow:

 Today

Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 74. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.