Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Ends in 6 h 52 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 2:35 PM MDT at KONM

San Antonito, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 73°23°, rain ~4–8 PM (77%).

Forecasts differ

Now 73°23°

Partly sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the southeast. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 9 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Was high 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.6 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (77°25° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Rain until midnight (80%, 1 in26 mm)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Storms 6 PM–midnight (80%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 67°19° · Partly 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	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	71°22°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	39%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	71°22°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	44%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 74°23°)	70°21°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	54%	27%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	67°19°	80%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	55%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	63°17°	80%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	72%	0
Sat 8p	Rain	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	80%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	66%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	40%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	40%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	91%	0
Sun 12a	Thunderstorms	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	67%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	56%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	52%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	91%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	96%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	94%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	93%	1
Sun 10a	Drizzle	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	83%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	69%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	57%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	49%	65%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	46%	27%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	43%	22%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	42%	23%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	43%	8%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	46%	7%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	11%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	16%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	6%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	70%	10%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	12%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	14%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	15%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	58%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	67%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	65%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	77%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	79%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	82%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	78%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	69%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	45%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	43%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 38°3°. Storms 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  80% chance · 0.78 in20 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Thunderstorms, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 69°21° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  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, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 69°21° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 68°20° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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 showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 67°19° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  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
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 35°2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
55°13°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  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°–69°21°
Low, likely
32°0°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
50% chance of rain, high 72°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–75°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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 near San Marcial

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.9 ft
Flow: 318 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% 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: 3
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 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:38 PM; Morning 7:04–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:48 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from San Antonito. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,500 ft, 19 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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