NM touted as very sunny but many pictures show clouds. Why?
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I live in SW Colorado just 10 miles from the New Mexico line, we love cloudy days because we don't see many of them. Clouds and rain are always welcome in this drought stricken landscape. The clouds also provide respite from the extremely intense sun. Sun at high altitude is very intense so it feels really nice when a cloud passes over and provides a bit of shade for a while.
Anyway, about the clouds...I was under the impression that NM has endless blue skies and sun, but when I go to Zillow and realtor.com and view homes for sale, almost every single one of the outdoor photos of the homes show clouds in the sky. The clouds are often the pillowy white super high clouds that make the sky gorgeous, but I have also seen some storm clouds and some wispy clouds as well.
IMG_0072 - Clouds And A Balloon by Ricardo, on Flickr. My first photo of the first day of the 2008 Albuquerque Balloon
Fiesta. October 4, 2008, about 7:05 am. Sandia Mountain background. Taken from Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Forecasters predicted 0% chance of rain today, but it's pouring rain here in ABQ. Unexpected rain is the best kind!
I think we are in the same area (UNM/Silver Hill?). We really got a downpour. It didn't last too long, but long enough for me to build a little fire on my porch and cook up a pot of tea. Hot tea in a rain storm at the end of summer is one of life's sublime pleasures.
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