Pecos River above Lake Arthur
8.8 mi- Level
- 4.0 ft
- Flow
- 107 cfs
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 8:15 AM MDT at KATS
Sunny and 61°16°, storms ~9–7 AM (94%).
Today: low 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°), high 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°).
Now 61°16°
Sunny
Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8a | Showers | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 95% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 91% | 92% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 85% | 94% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 81% | 81% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 69°21° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 79% | 81% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 70°21° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 76% | 86% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Drizzle | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°) | 72°22° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 71% | 62% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°) | 71°22° | 80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 72% | 54% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°) | 71°22° | 80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 74% | 68% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 77% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 67°19° | 80%, 0.55 in14 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 84% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Thunderstorms | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°) | 62°17° | 80%, 0.55 in14 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 97% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Drizzle | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 80%, 0.55 in14 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 99% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Rain | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 90%, 0.55 in14 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 100% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Thunderstorms | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 60°16° | 90%, 0.55 in14 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Thunderstorms | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 90%, 0.55 in14 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 80%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 80%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 80%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Thunderstorms | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 60%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 99% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Thunderstorms | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 99% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Thunderstorms | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 99% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Thunderstorms | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 98% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 98% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 98% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 99% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 97% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 96% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 93% | 92% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 90% | 88% | 1 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 68°20° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 86% | 86% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Partly sunny | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 69°21° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 83% | 63% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 68°20° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 86% | 60% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 87% | 78% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Partly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 91% | 62% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 100% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Showers | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 60°16° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 99% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 99% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 99% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 98% | 98% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 1 in26 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 3.3 in84 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 1.8 in46 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
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 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
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
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
78% chance of rain, high 72°, low 57°.
77% chance of rain, high 69°, low 55°, cooling off.
50% chance of rain, high 68°, low 53°.
Highs 67–76°; 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.
Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 6:13 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing