Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Ends in 6 h 7 min
When
Until 10:00 PM
Where
Bernalillo, NM; Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM; Socorro, NM; Torrance, NM; Valencia, NM
Issued for this county · National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 697 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
BERNALILLO LINCOLN SOCORRO TORRANCE VALENCIA
IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
CHAVES
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBUQUERQUE, ALTO, BELEN, BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE, BONITO LAKE, BOSQUE DEL APACHE, BOSQUE FARMS, CLINES CORNERS, ESTANCIA, GRAN QUIVIRA, LOS LUNAS, MCINTOSH, MEADOW LAKE, MIDWAY, MORIARTY, MOUNTAINAIR, RIO COMMUNITIES, ROSWELL, RUIDOSO, SOCORRO, AND VALENCIA.
Areas: Bernalillo, NM; Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM; Socorro, NM; Torrance, NM; Valencia, NM
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Observed 3:15 PM MDT at KONM

Magdalena, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 74°23°, rain ~6–8 PM (54%).

Mostly agree

Now 74°23°

Partly sunny

Wind: 20 mph32 km/hgusts 33 mph54 km/h; From the south. Easing to 10 mph16 km/h by 8 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Was high 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain and storms until midnight (50%, 0.27 in6.9 mm)
Gusts to 34 mph55 km/h until 7 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow 11 AM–6 PM

This afternoonNear 63°17° · Rain all afternoon (40%) · gusts to 34 mph55 km/h
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Storms 6 PM–midnight (50%) · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 61°16° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	53%	25%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	63°17°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	52%	27%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	55%	22%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	63%	27%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	19%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Thunderstorms	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	72%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	81%	69%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	84%	47%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	85%	30%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	86%	31%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	85%	32%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	28%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	20%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	92%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	87%	10%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	10%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	65%	21%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	53%	24%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	45%	35%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	43%	37%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	41%	43%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	40%	39%	5
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	39%	56%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	41%	49%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	47%	4%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	54%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	4%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	47%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	50%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	21%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	80%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	85%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	85%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	84%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	81%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	83%	5

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Storms 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 54°12°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. 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, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 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
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  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.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–50°10°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
28°−2°–47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
36% chance of rain, high 63°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Highs 56–68°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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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 near San Acacia

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.3 ft
Flow: 413 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:49–6:39 PM; Morning 7:06–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 42% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Magdalena. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,200 ft, 7 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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