Rio Grande at Albuquerque
11 mi- Level
- 4.5 ft
- Flow
- 1,640 cfs
Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sat 12 PM
Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 21 h 19 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 7:50 AM MDT at KAEG
Overcast and 52°11°, storms ~9–2 AM (97%).
Today: low 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°), high 68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°).
Now 52°11°
Cloudy
None rain starting around 7:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 90%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 97% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 100%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 92% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Rain | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 100%, 0.12 in3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 81% | 84% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 100%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 72% | 71% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Drizzle | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 90%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 69% | 82% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Showers | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 90%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 66% | 85% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 90%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 63% | 79% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Thunderstorms | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 65% | 92% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 65% | 26% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 67% | 33% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 74% | 40% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 79% | 46% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 84% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 85% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 87% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Rain | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 90% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 92% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 93% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 94% | 61% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 97% | 55% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 97% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 97% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 49°9° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Partly sunny | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 97% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 90% | 76% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 76% | 71% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly sunny | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 68% | 62% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 61% | 35% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 56% | 30% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 52% | 36% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 50% | 47% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Mostly sunny | 66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 50% | 63% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 51% | 29% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 56% | 29% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 64% | 32% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 68% | 36% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 73% | 28% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 76% | 24% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 79% | 19% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 82% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 83% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Partly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 85% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 87% | 11% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 87% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 88% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Partly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 91% | 31% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Sunny | 47°8° (likely 37°3° to 54°12°) | 45°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 87% | 14% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
100% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
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 67. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, 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
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: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
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 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. 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
50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
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 68°, low 49°.
Dry, high 67°, low 44°.
Dry, high 67°, low 43°.
Highs 56–70°; 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 2.7 ft Sat 12 PM
Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:05 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 79% 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 48°F).
Sun, 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Corrales weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:20 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 73% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing