Wet Week Ahead

Above, the old corral and the mesas at the entrance to Six Mile Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It appears that we'll be having a wet week in the Gallup, New Mexico area.

The last real rain we had came Wednesday, but since then, we've had a few drops here and there.

The forecast according to the National Weather Service for the coming week:

Overnight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. High near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.