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  • Flood Watch

    Ends in 18 h 4 min

    When
    Through late tonight.
    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, South Central Highlands and South Central Mountains. In east central New Mexico, De Baca County and Guadalupe County. In north central New Mexico, East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Espanola Valley, Far Northwest Highlands, Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass, Jemez Mountains, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Northwest Highlands, Santa Fe Metro Area, Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 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 precautions

    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. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.

    Additional details

    • Showers and thunderstorms will 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; South Central Mountains; 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 11:35 AM MDT at KSAF

Los Cerrillos, NM weather

Overcast and 55°13°, storms ~12 PM–5 AM (95%).

Today: low 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°), high 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°).

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Cloudy

Wind
12 mph19 km/h
From the south-southeast. Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h around 9 PM
Dew point
52°11°
Comfortable
UV index
4Moderate
High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality
32Good
Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure
30.22 inHg1023 hPa
Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

  1. 12:00 AM: light rain
  2. 12:15 AM: dry
  3. 12:30 AM: dry
  4. 12:45 AM: dry
  5. 1:00 AM: dry
  6. 1:15 AM: light rain
  7. 1:30 AM: light rain
  8. 1:45 AM: light rain

Next 48 hours

8°5° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for
  • Rain and storms until tomorrow 6 AM (100%, 2.8 in71 mm)
  • Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h today noon–1 AM
  • High 62°17° today at 2 PM
  • Dry break tomorrow 6 AM–noon
  • Rain tomorrow noon–6 PM (30%, 0.12 in3 mm)
  1. This afternoonNear 61°16° · Storms all afternoon (100%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h
  2. TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy · rain chance 30%
  4. Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Rain all afternoon (30%)
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Partly cloudy
  6. Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 11aThunderstorms60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)60°16°100%, 0.15 in3.8 mm25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h79%86%4
Sat 12pDrizzle60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)60°16°100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h78%86%5
Sat 1pMostly sunny61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)61°16°100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h81%62%6
Sat 2pThunderstorms62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)62°17°100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h78%91%5
Sat 3pRain61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)61°16°80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h85%76%3
Sat 4pSunny61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)61°16°80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h81%41%2
Sat 5pShowers61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)61°16°80%, 0.21 in5.3 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h81%54%1
Sat 6pClear57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)57°14°90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h89%47%0
Sat 7pDrizzle55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)55°13°90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h92%86%0
Sat 8pCloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)55°13°90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h89%84%0
Sat 9pRain55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)55°13°80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h88%88%0
Sat 10pDrizzle54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)54°12°80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h89%96%0
Sat 11pDrizzle54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)54°12°80%, 0.22 in5.6 mm25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h90%96%0
Sun 12aDrizzle53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)53°12°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h90%91%0
Sun 1aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)53°12°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h91%92%0
Sun 2aMostly clear52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)52°11°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h91%67%0
Sun 3aMostly clear51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)51°11°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h91%58%0
Sun 4aClear50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)45°7°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h94%57%0
Sun 5aPartly cloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)45°7°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h94%74%0
Sun 6aCloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)45°7°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h94%89%0
Sun 7aShowers48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)43°6°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h99%56%0
Sun 8aShowers49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)44°7°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h98%35%0
Sun 9aSunny52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)52°11°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h93%25%1
Sun 10aShowers57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)57°14°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h79%23%2
Sun 11aShowers59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)59°15°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h68%70%4
Sun 12pDrizzle61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)61°16°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h62%65%5
Sun 1pMostly sunny61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)61°16°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h59%52%5
Sun 2pMostly sunny63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)63°17°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h54%57%5
Sun 3pRain62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)62°17°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h57%79%4
Sun 4pCloudy62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)62°17°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h55%82%3
Sun 5pPartly sunny61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)61°16°30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h55%49%2
Sun 6pCloudy57°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)57°14°30%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h66%64%1
Sun 7pClear54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)54°12°30%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h73%25%0
Sun 8pClear52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)52°11°30%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h75%33%0
Sun 9pShowers51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)51°11°30%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h77%40%0
Sun 10pClear50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)49°9°30%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h80%41%0
Sun 11pClear49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)49°9°30%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h83%31%0
Mon 12aClear47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)47°8°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h86%29%0
Mon 1aPartly cloudy46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)46°8°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h89%26%0
Mon 2aPartly cloudy45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)45°7°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h92%27%0
Mon 3aPartly cloudy43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)43°6°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h95%32%0
Mon 4aPartly cloudy43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)43°6°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h95%38%0
Mon 5aPartly cloudy42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)42°6°5%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h95%47%0
Mon 6aPartly cloudy41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)41°5°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h97%71%0
Mon 7aPartly sunny43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)43°6°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h93%57%0
Mon 8aPartly sunny45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)45°7°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h91%51%0
Mon 9aPartly sunny46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)46°8°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h89%46%1
Mon 10aPartly sunny51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)51°11°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h78%46%2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 34°1°. Storms 0.45 in11 mm, 100% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Thunderstorms, 62°17°

      100% chance · 1.3 in32 mm

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 55°13°

      90% chance · 1.3 in34 mm

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 50°10°

      60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 20 to 25 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 47. Southeast wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    59°15°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    64°18° / 34°1°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 64°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 64°18° / 34°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 49°9°

      30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 63°17°

      30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 52°11°

      30% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 42°6°

      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 64. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 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 41. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    59°15°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    64°18° / 34°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 61°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 41°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    57°14°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 34°1°
    Wind
    9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 62°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 52°11°

      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 66.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    59°15°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    63°17° / 33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 39°4°. Typical 62°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 51°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 41°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    62°17°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 33°1°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    64°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–47°8°
    Typical high / low
    62°17° / 33°1°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 63°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 61°16° / 32°0°. Storms 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 53°12°

      50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 47°9°

      50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    59°15°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 49°9°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 46°8°

      20% 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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    55°13°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–48°9°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 41°5°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 47°8°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 54°12°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 46°8°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      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
    47°8°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–48°9°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    28 mph44 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 60°16° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 42°6°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 56°13°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 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
    51°11°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    25°−4°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    95% chance of rain, high 63°, low 47°.

  2. Tomorrow

    34% chance of rain, high 64°, low 41°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 64°, low 39°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 53–67°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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 Grande below Cochiti Dam

17 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.4 ft
Flow
652 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Galisteo Creek at Galisteo Dam

5.5 mi
Level
5480 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Galisteo Creek below Galisteo Dam

5.8 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.8 ft
Flow
4 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Cochiti Dam

17 mi
Level
5347 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 119

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
10
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 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°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 County Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1941–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Normal high / low
64°18° / 34°1°
Forecast high / low
63°17° / 47°8°
Record high
78°26° in 2016
Record low
24°−4° in 1945

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −3°−2°SunOct 18
  2. +4°+2°MonOct 19
  3. +6°+3°TueOct 20
  4. +9°+5°WedOct 21
  5. +13°+7°ThuOct 22
  6. +10°+5°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Los Cerrillos weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:18 PM.

Daylight
10 h 59 min
Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour
5:42–6:33 PM
Morning 7:02–7:53 AM
Blue hour
6:33–6:43 PM
Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 79% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking north from Los Cerrillos. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,500 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.