Flood Watch
Ends in 20 h 20 min
When
From 6 AM MDT Saturday through late Saturday night.
Where
Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, and southeast New Mexico, including the following areas, in central New Mexico, Central Highlands, Eastern Lincoln County, Estancia Valley, Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area, Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood and South Central Highlands. In east central New Mexico, De Baca County and Guadalupe County. In north central New Mexico, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Espanola Valley, Far Northwest Highlands, Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass, Jemez Mountains, Northwest Highlands, Santa Fe Metro Area, Tusas Mountains Including Chama and Upper Rio Grande Valley. In northeast New Mexico, Eastern San Miguel County, Far Northeast Highlands, Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass and Northeast Highlands. In southeast New Mexico, Chaves County Plains and Southwest Chaves County.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
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
Showers and thunderstorms will redevelop early Saturday and expand in coverage though the afternoon. Rainfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour may cause flash flooding on already saturated soils. Arroyos, small streams and channels may quickly rise with water from heavy rainfall. Repeated rounds of storms will increase the risk for flash flooding.
http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood
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
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Observed 9:30 AM MDT at KSAF

Encantado, NM weather

Mostly cloudy and 55°13°, storms ~10–5 AM (98%).

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 36 mph57 km/h around 8 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 35Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 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 (53°12° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Rain and storms until tomorrow night midnight (100%, 4 in103 mm)
Gusts to 36 mph58 km/h today 1 PM–6 AM
High 57°14° today at 2 PM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–2 PM

This morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Storms all morning (100%)
This afternoonNear 55°13° · Storms all afternoon (90%) · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Storms all night (90%) · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (40%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 4 PM · Rain all afternoon (50%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (40%)
Monday morningNear 41°5° · 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 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	44°7°	100%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	98%	79%	1
Sat 10a	Thunderstorms	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	46°8°	100%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	95%	89%	2
Sat 11a	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	100%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	78%	4
Sat 12p	Thunderstorms	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	90%, 0.26 in6.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	85%	97%	5
Sat 1p	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	90%, 0.26 in6.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	82%	68%	6
Sat 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	90%, 0.26 in6.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	74%	93%	4
Sat 3p	Rain	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	80%, 0.26 in6.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	75%	90%	5
Sat 4p	Rain	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	80%, 0.26 in6.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	75%	79%	3
Sat 5p	Rain	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	80%, 0.26 in6.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	75%	60%	2
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	90%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	78%	70%	1
Sat 7p	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	90%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	85%	88%	0
Sat 8p	Rain	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	90%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	81%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	83%	94%	0
Sat 11p	Rain	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	83%	95%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	83%	91%	0
Sun 2a	Thunderstorms	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	85%	72%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	84%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	85%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	89%	44%	0
Sun 6a	Showers	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sun 7a	Showers	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	91%	44%	0
Sun 8a	Showers	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	39°4°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	96%	32%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	40°4°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	98%	30%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	43°6°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	91%	29%	2
Sun 11a	Showers	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	46°8°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	81%	35%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	72%	72%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	64%	57%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	60%	66%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	67%	3
Sun 4p	Rain	58°14° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	58°14°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Rain	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	54°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	65%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	49°9°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	65%	30%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	68%	35%	0
Sun 9p	Showers	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	25%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	45°7°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	36%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	45°7°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	22%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	45°7°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	23%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	28%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	19%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	11%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	41°5°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	40°4°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	6%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 59°15°, low 45°7°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Storms 0.64 in16 mm, 100% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Thunderstorms, 53°12°
  100% chance · 0.69 in18 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 57°14°
  90% chance · 1.6 in40 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 52°11°
  90% chance · 1.3 in32 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Thunderstorms, 47°8°
  80% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 10 to 20 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.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph38 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 62°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
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 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 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 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 40°4°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  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.
High, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 38°3°. Typical 60°16° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 38°3°
  40% 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.
High, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 29°−2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 39°4°. Typical 59°15° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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.
High, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 29°−2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
98% chance of rain, high 59°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
52% chance of rain, high 58°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 38°.
Rest of week
Highs 49–63°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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 Chama near Chamita

22 mi

Minor flooding

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 3,290 cfs

Forecast peak 8.1 ft Sat 6 PM, moderate flooding

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Nambe at Nambe Falls Reservoir

3.6 mi

Level: 6827 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Fe River (NM) at Nichols Dam

7.4 mi

Level: 78.6 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Fe River (NM) at McClure Dam

8.5 mi

Level: 7745 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 30Typical 129

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 16
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 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

SANTA FE 2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1972–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 58 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:32 PM; Morning 7:02–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Encantado. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,700 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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