Rio Ojo Caliente below La Madera
25 mi- Level
- 4.3 ft
- Flow
- 212 cfs
Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 15 h 16 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. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris.
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; South Central Mountains; 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 1:55 PM MDT at KAXX
Rainy and 48°9°, storms ~3–11 PM (96%).
Today: low 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°), high 61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°).
Now 48°9°
Rain
Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2p | Drizzle | 60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 90%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 61% | 91% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Thunderstorms | 58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 100%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 65% | 94% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 100%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 69% | 83% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 100%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 69% | 89% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Drizzle | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 63% | 85% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Drizzle | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 71% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 77% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 70%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 78% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 70%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 79% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 70%, 0.23 in5.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 82% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 83% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 84% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 87% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 91% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 90% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 90% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly sunny | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 37°3° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 89% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Partly sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 91% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 89% | 47% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 70% | 71% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 62% | 55% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 55% | 53% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 53% | 70% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 51% | 68% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 47% | 77% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 51% | 71% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 54°12° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 50% | 53% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Drizzle | 56°13° (likely 43°6° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 46% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 61% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 68% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Partly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 70% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 44°7° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 72% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 43°6° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 76% | 39% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 79% | 33% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 80% | 30% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 83% | 30% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 37°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h | 89% | 31% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 85% | 36% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Mostly cloudy | 37°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°) | 37°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 84% | 42% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Mostly cloudy | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°) | 35°2° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 89% | 44% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Mostly cloudy | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°) | 35°2° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 81% | 46% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Mostly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 79% | 52% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Partly sunny | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 80% | 51% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 66% | 33% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Partly sunny | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 52% | 37% | 4 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 40% | 5% | 5 |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 37% | 3% | 5 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
100% chance · 1.4 in37 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 1.4 in35 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 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: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Clear, with a low around 25.
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 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% 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
40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
96% chance of rain, high 61°, low 39°.
69% chance of rain, high 60°, low 33°.
Dry, high 60°, low 30°.
Highs 50–66°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:14 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 90% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing