Flood Warning
Ends in 4 h 49 min
When
Until 130 PM MDT Saturday.
Where
Northwestern Valencia County in central New Mexico... Northeastern Cibola County in west central New Mexico...
This place is inside the warning area · National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Flooding caused from excessive rainfall is expected.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
Additional details
At 139 PM MDT, emergency management reported river flooding in Laguna due to strong runoff into the Rio San Jose. Flooding is already occurring.
Flooding is occurring along the Rio San Jose, reported just outside Laguna Pueblo along I-40.
Some locations that will experience flooding include... Grants, Laguna Pueblo, New Laguna, Cubero, Mesita, San Fidel, Skyline-Ganipa, McCartys, Paraje and Seama.
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Precautionary actions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Areas: Cibola, NM; Valencia, NM
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Observed 8:15 AM MDT at KGNT

Cubero, NM weather

Flood Warning. 51°11° and partly cloudy now.

Forecasts differ

Now 51°11°

Partly sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.12 inHg1020 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Storms until midnight (100%, 1.1 in28 mm)
Above 50°10° today by 9 AM
High 63°17° today at 2 PM

This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Storms all morning (100%)
This afternoonNear 61°16° · Storms all afternoon (80%)
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (40%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Thunderstorms	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sat 9a	Thunderstorms	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	100%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	99%	91%	1
Sat 10a	Thunderstorms	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	100%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	92%	2
Sat 11a	Thunderstorms	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	100%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	92%	4
Sat 12p	Thunderstorms	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	78%	5
Sat 1p	Thunderstorms	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	65%	91%	6
Sat 2p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	53%	5
Sat 3p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	58%	87%	3
Sat 4p	Drizzle	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	71%	1
Sat 5p	Thunderstorms	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	41%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	54%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	49%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	66%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	38%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	50%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	54%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	95%	53%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	97%	52%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	98%	48%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	49%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	44%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	35%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	27%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	22%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	32%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	51%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	52%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	69%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	26%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	14%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	10%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 28°−2° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	4%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 68°20° / 33°1°. Storms 0.48 in12 mm, 100% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Thunderstorms, 47°8°
  100% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 63°17°
  80% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 5 to 15 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 before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 36°2°. Typical 67°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 67°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 32°0°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  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 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
32°0°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 66°19° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  20% 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 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 65°18° / 30°−1°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 41°5°. Typical 64°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  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.
High, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 42°6°. Typical 64°18° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 29°−2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
95% chance of rain, high 64°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 36°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 39°.
Rest of week
Highs 53–68°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rio San Jose at Acoma Pueblo

13 mi

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 854 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 75% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 112

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 18
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 7 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Cubero · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1977–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Cubero weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:49–6:39 PM; Morning 7:08–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 6:58–7:08 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 49% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Cubero. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,200 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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