Rio Chama above Abiquiu
25 mi- Level
- 10.3 ft
- Flow
- 3,810 cfs
Forecast peak 10.4 ft Sat 6 AM, action stage
Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 1 h 38 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 3:35 AM MDT at KLAM
Clear and 51°10°, rain ~6–2 AM (95%).
Today: low 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°), high 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°).
Now 51°10°
Clear
Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 36°2° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 94% | 29% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 36°2° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 100% | 29% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 35°2° | 50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 98% | 31% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Sunny | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 34°1° | 50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 100% | 50% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 36°2° | 50%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 97% | 31% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Partly sunny | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 90%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 87% | 71% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Rain | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 90%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 73% | 97% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 90%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 67% | 98% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 100%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 63% | 83% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Drizzle | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 100%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 61% | 81% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 100%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 57% | 78% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 70%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 59% | 72% | 5 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 55% | 58% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 70%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 58% | 79% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 63% | 74% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Rain | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 72% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Heavy rain | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 91% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Partly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 81% | 65% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 85% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 95% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Mostly clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 89% | 53% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 88% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 96% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 37°3° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 90% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 36°2° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 91% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 95% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 35°2° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 93% | 63% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Showers | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 35°2° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 94% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 36°2° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 92% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly sunny | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 82% | 40% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 64% | 28% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 56% | 22% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph39 km/h | 48% | 18% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 45% | 23% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 42% | 58% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 43% | 31% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 41% | 23% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 45% | 43% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 49% | 50% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 48°9° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 57% | 25% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 43°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 66% | 25% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 76% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°) | 37°3° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 81% | 16% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°) | 38°3° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 85% | 14% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 36°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°) | 36°2° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 89% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 42°6°) | 35°2° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 90% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 41°5°) | 34°1° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 91% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 40°4°) | 33°1° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 92% | 20% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
100% chance · 0.96 in24 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 58.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
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 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
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 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
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
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.04 in1 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 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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.
95% chance of rain, high 58°, low 39°.
Dry, high 56°, low 31°.
Dry, high 58°, low 31°.
Highs 49–62°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 10.4 ft Sat 6 AM, action stage
Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page
Sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 6:20 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 30% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing