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About highplainschasing

This blog is about my tales in storm chasing. My name is Seth Price and I am an instrumentation instructor at New Mexico Tech. My amateur radio call sign is N3MRA.

Satellite Image of the Week 2022 #26

Posted on June 25, 2022 by highplainschasing

This week, I chose to highlight a satellite image from this morning over Illinois. An ongoing storm system will be the focus of potential severe weather today. There are already storms popping this morning, and you can see some morning … Continue reading →

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Rio Rancho, NM, to Amarillo, TX, Weather: 6/25/22

Posted on June 25, 2022 by highplainschasing

We are taking an overnight trip to Amarillo. We will leave around noon. This morning, the weather in Rio Rancho, NM, has been mostly cloudy, and my weather station says: The NWS in Albuquerque, NM, forecasts (for Rio Rancho, NM) … Continue reading →

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Central New Mexico Weather: 6/24/22

Posted on June 24, 2022 by highplainschasing

Yesterday was cloudy and mild. There were off and on sprinkles and a few rumbles of thunder. This morning, the weather is mostly sunny, mild and still in Rio Rancho. My weather station in Rio Rancho says: The NWS in … Continue reading →

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Central New Mexico Weather: 6/23/22

Posted on June 23, 2022 by highplainschasing

Yesterday was cloudy and mild. There were off and on sprinkles and a few rumbles of thunder. This morning, the weather is mostly sunny, mild and still in Rio Rancho. My weather station in Rio Rancho says: The NWS in … Continue reading →

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Central New Mexico Weather: 6/22/22

Posted on June 22, 2022 by highplainschasing

Yesterday was cloudy and mild. We didn’t get any more rain yesterday. There was some nice clouds over the Sandias in the evening. We did get 0.52 inches (at the time of this writing) of rain overnight. This morning, the … Continue reading →

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Central New Mexico Weather: 6/21/22

Posted on June 21, 2022 by highplainschasing

Yesterday was cloudy and warm. We didn’t get any more rain yesterday. This morning, the weather is mostly cloudy, mild and still in Rio Rancho. My weather station in Rio Rancho says: The NWS in Albuquerque, NM, forecasts (for Rio … Continue reading →

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Weather Data: 6/13/22 – 6/19/22

Posted on June 20, 2022 by highplainschasing

Time for my 112th week of weather station data. I am using Ambient Weather’s interface. The high temperature of 97.7 F occurred on Wednesday afternoon. We had a low temperature of 59.5 F on Sunday morning. The dewpoints ranged from 59.7 … Continue reading →

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Central New Mexico Weather: 6/20/22

Posted on June 20, 2022 by highplainschasing

Yesterday was partly sunny, with a few evening showers and thunderstorms in Rio Rancho. This morning, the weather is mostly cloudy, mild and still in Rio Rancho. My weather station in Rio Rancho says: The NWS in Albuquerque, NM, forecasts … Continue reading →

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Satellite Image of the Week 2022 #25

Posted on June 20, 2022 by highplainschasing

This week, I chose to highlight a satellite image from this morning (a day late) over the southern Great Plains. There isn’t much to see here, but there is a little mid-level instability in western Oklahoma. These small cumulus puffs … Continue reading →

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Colorado Springs, CO, to Rio Rancho, NM, Weather: 6/19/22

Posted on June 19, 2022 by highplainschasing

We are returning home from Colorado Springs today. This morning, the weather in Rio Rancho, NM, has been mostly cloudy, and my weather station says: The NWS in Pueblo, CO, forecasts (for Colorado Springs, CO) a partly sunny day, with … Continue reading →

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