Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Ends in 3 h 25 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 6:15 PM MDT at KABQ

San Acacia, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 64°18°, rain ~7–8 PM (74%).

Forecasts differ

Now 64°18°

Partly sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/hgusts 23 mph37 km/h; From the south. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 4 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.05 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Rain until midnight (70%, 0.66 in17 mm)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h tomorrow 2–6 PM
High 69°21° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Rain 6 PM–midnight (70%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · 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 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	66°19°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	59%	12%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	63°17°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	20%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	76%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	79%	71%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	70%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	65%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	23%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	92%	39%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	57%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	94%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	48%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	82%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sun 8a	Drizzle	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	89%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	73%	57%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	70%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	52%	41%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	46%	19%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph43 km/h	43%	18%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	42%	5%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	40%	26%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	40%	49%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	45%	53%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	33%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	7%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	13%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	10%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	73%	28%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	33%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	37%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	66%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	67%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	78%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	95%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	97%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	95%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	82%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	63%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	56%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	51%	5
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	59%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	55%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 38°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  70% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 69°21° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 69°21° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
34°1°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 67°19° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 68.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 35°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 35°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  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
57°14°–75°24°
Low, likely
28°−2°–56°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 35°2°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–75°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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 Puerco near Bernardo

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.3 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Forecast peak 18.4 ft Wed 12 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande near San Acacia

0.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.2 ft
Flow: 394 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 86

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Socorro · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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San Acacia weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:38 PM; Morning 7:04–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:48 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:48–8 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from San Acacia. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,300 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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