Weather Alerts for New Mexico

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1. Freeze Warning for: Central Highlands; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands

2. Freeze Warning for: Eastern San Miguel County

3. Freeze Warning for: Harding County

4. Freeze Warning for: Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands

5. Freeze Warning for: Northwest Plateau; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Estancia Valley; South Central Highlands; Guadalupe County

6. Freeze Warning for: Union County; Quay County

7. High Wind Warning for: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet

8. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains

9. Red Flag Warning for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Eastern Culberson County

10. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains

11. Wind Advisory for: Central Highlands; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands

12. Wind Advisory for: Curry County

13. Wind Advisory for: Eastern San Miguel County

14. Wind Advisory for: Harding County

15. Wind Advisory for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; South Central Mountains; Southwest Chaves County

16. Wind Advisory for: Union County; Quay County

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

Next Topic: Condensation

Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds