Flood Warning
Ends in 1 h 17 min
When
Until 130 PM MDT Saturday.
Where
Northwestern Valencia County in central New Mexico... Northeastern Cibola County in west central New Mexico...
This place is inside the warning area · National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Flooding caused from excessive rainfall is expected.
Impacts
Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
Additional details
At 139 PM MDT, emergency management reported river flooding in Laguna due to strong runoff into the Rio San Jose. Flooding is already occurring.
Flooding is occurring along the Rio San Jose, reported just outside Laguna Pueblo along I-40.
Some locations that will experience flooding include... Grants, Laguna Pueblo, New Laguna, Cubero, Mesita, San Fidel, Skyline-Ganipa, McCartys, Paraje and Seama.
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Precautionary actions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Areas: Cibola, NM; Valencia, NM
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Observed 10:55 AM MDT at KGNT

McCartys Village, NM weather

Flood Warning. 54°12° and overcast now.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Cloudy

Wind: 16 mph26 km/hgusts 22 mph35 km/h; From the southeast. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 9 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Rain and storms until 9 PM (80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm)
High 64°18° today at 2 PM
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 62°17° · Storms all afternoon (80%)
TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Rain 6–9 PM (30%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Drizzle	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	66%	94%	5
Sat 1p	Drizzle	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	62%	90%	6
Sat 2p	Thunderstorms	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	80%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	79%	5
Sat 3p	Thunderstorms	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	56%	71%	5
Sat 4p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	29%	2
Sat 5p	Thunderstorms	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	24%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	54%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	46%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	88%	40%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	91%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	97%	35%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	46%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	31%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	40°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	38°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	31%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	26%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	24%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	21%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	24%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	31%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	79%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	39%	23%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	12%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	8%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	98%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 30°−1° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 30°−1° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 36°2° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	79%	2%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	67%	8%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	12%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 65°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 68°20° / 33°1°. Storms 0.34 in8.6 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Thunderstorms, 64°18°
  80% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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 40. West wind 0 to 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.
High, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 34°1°. Typical 67°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 37°3°. Typical 67°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 32°0°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 39°4°. Typical 66°19° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 31°−1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 65°18° / 30°−1°. Storms 0.11 in2.8 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°6°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.02 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
29°−2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 36°2°. Typical 64°18° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 45°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
49°9°–63°17°
Low, likely
21°−6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 29°−2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
77% chance of rain, high 65°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 34°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Highs 53–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Sunday.

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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 San Jose at Acoma Pueblo

5.0 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 913 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 31Typical 112

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 23
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 13 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Cubero · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1977–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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McCartys Village weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:49–6:40 PM; Morning 7:08–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:58–7:08 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 35% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from McCartys Village. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,200 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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