Canadian River at Ute Lake
17 mi- Level
- 3785 ft
Reading from Sat 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 7 h 28 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
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.
Additional details
Precautionary actions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Areas: Upper Tularosa Valley; Union County; Harding County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 10:15 PM MDT at KTCC
Mostly cloudy and 63°17°, storms ~11 PM–5 AM (95%).
Today: low 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°), high 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°).
Now 63°17°
Mostly cloudy
Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10p | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h | 95% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 95% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Thunderstorms | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 100%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 94% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Thunderstorms | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 100%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 96% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Rain | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 100%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 95% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Rain | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 93% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Thunderstorms | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Thunderstorms | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 90%, 0.3 in7.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 95% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Rain | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 95% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Thunderstorms | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 95% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 96% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Heavy rain | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Thunderstorms | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 89% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 89% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Thunderstorms | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 85% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 84% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Thunderstorms | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 84% | 95% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 81% | 92% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 83% | 96% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 83% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 91% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 60%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 60%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 100% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Partly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 100% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 99% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 99% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 98% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 98% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 99% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 97% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Thunderstorms | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 97% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 74% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 92% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 92% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 85% | 94% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 77% | 87% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 69% | 80% | 3 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 67°19° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 65% | 78% | 4 |
| Mon 2p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 68°20° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 62% | 81% | 3 |
| Mon 3p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 69°21° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 59% | 85% | 2 |
| Mon 4p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 63% | 83% | 1 |
| Mon 5p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 68% | 82% | 1 |
| Mon 6p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 73% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 7p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 80% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 8p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 88% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 9p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 96% | 79% | 0 |
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
100% chance · 1.8 in46 mm
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.9 in23 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.96 in24 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 1.4 in37 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
66% chance of rain, high 68°, low 56°.
90% chance of rain, high 66°, low 54°.
Dry, high 70°, low 52°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 67–77°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 87% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 58°F).
Mon, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.
On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Tucumcari weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 6:08 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 97% cover).
Waxing gibbous
99% lit · growing