Rio Grande below Cochiti Dam
19 mi- Level
- 2.4 ft
- Flow
- 652 cfs
Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 1 h 41 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
What
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.
Additional details
Precautionary actions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Areas: Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Jemez Mountains; Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 3:35 AM MDT at KAEG
Partly cloudy and 51°10°, storms ~5–2 AM (97%).
Today: low 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°), high 66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°).
Now 51°10°
Partly cloudy
Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Partly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 66% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 95% | 59% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 99% | 92% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 98% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 100%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 94% | 84% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 100%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 84% | 86% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Rain | 62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 100%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 74% | 91% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 70% | 94% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Rain | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 67% | 77% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 100%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 64% | 83% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 68% | 80% | 5 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 67% | 68% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 69% | 83% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 78% | 50% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Thunderstorms | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 82% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 83% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Rain | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 83% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 84% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Mostly clear | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 86% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 88% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Thunderstorms | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 89% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 90% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 91% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 94% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 95% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 50°10° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 95% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 50°10° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 97% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Showers | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 92% | 66% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Showers | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 80% | 39% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Showers | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 68% | 31% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly sunny | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 62% | 53% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 56% | 10% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 51% | 24% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 52% | 49% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Mostly sunny | 64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 50% | 62% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 51% | 16% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 61% | 59% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 30% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 65% | 22% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 30% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 68% | 36% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 72% | 31% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 74% | 26% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 77% | 22% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 79% | 19% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Partly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 49°9° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 81% | 16% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 48°9° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h | 83% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°) | 47°8° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h | 86% | 8% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
100% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
100% chance · 0.84 in21 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
97% chance of rain, high 66°, low 50°.
Dry, high 66°, low 44°.
Dry, high 66°, low 42°.
Highs 56–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sat 6 AM
Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 5.8 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 82% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).
Sun, 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.
On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Algodones weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:19 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 67% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing