Rio Ojo Caliente below La Madera
23 mi- Level
- 4.5 ft
- Flow
- 258 cfs
Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 6 AM
Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 1 h 39 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. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.
Additional details
Precautionary actions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Areas: Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Jemez Mountains; Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; Central Highlands; South Central Highlands; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County; Southwest Chaves County
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 3:35 AM MDT at KAXX
Partly cloudy and 41°5°, storms ~5 AM (99%).
Today: low 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°), high 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°).
Now 41°5°
Partly cloudy
None rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 88% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 90% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 95% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 50%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 93% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 50%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 99% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 100%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 99% | 52% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 100%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 84% | 91% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Rain | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 100%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 85% | 88% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Rain | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 100%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 83% | 68% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 100%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 83% | 87% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 100%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 78% | 93% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Thunderstorms | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 100%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 77% | 96% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Thunderstorms | 55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 100%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 74% | 88% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Thunderstorms | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 100%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 75% | 84% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 90%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 80% | 87% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Drizzle | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 90%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 86% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 90%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 87% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 85% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 86% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Rain | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 87% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 80%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 88% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 80%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 88% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 80%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 89% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 88% | 55% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 89% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly clear | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 91% | 46% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 95% | 50% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 91% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 93% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 94% | 63% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Showers | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 72% | 41% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 65% | 58% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 59% | 66% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 56% | 49% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 56°13° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 52% | 42% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Snow | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 50% | 55% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 49% | 57% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Mostly sunny | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 51% | 60% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 59% | 55% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 72% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 75% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 78% | 37% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Showers | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 79% | 40% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 42°6° | 30% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 80% | 39% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 41°5° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 82% | 33% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 40°4° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 84% | 38% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°) | 39°4° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 86% | 37% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Showers | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 88% | 34% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
100% chance · 0.9 in23 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
100% chance · 1.1 in29 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 0.72 in18 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind around 0 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
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: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
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: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
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
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
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
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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.
99% chance of rain, high 56°, low 43°.
41% chance of rain, high 56°, low 36°.
Dry, high 57°, low 34°.
Highs 47–62°; chance of precipitation on Friday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 6 AM
Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:15 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing