Rio Grande below American Canal Diversion
21 mi- Level
- 4.5 ft
- Flow
- 26 cfs
Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 13 h 22 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
What
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. 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 alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Areas: Otero Mesa; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 4:10 AM MDT at KELP
Clear and 63°17°, storms ~3–11 PM (68%).
Today: low 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°), high 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°).
Now 63°17°
Clear
Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 78% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 78% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 78% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 81% | 34% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 78% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 70% | 1% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 63% | 44% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 72°22° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h | 61% | 41% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Partly sunny | 73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 73°23° | 10%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 57% | 40% | 6 |
| Sat 1p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 75°24° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 56% | 49% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°) | 75°24° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 54% | 68% | 6 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°) | 75°24° | 40%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 54% | 44% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 80°27°) | 73°23° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 57% | 80% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°) | 71°22° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 61% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 63% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 70%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 73% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 70%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 78% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Rain | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 81% | 73% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Thunderstorms | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 50%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 81% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Thunderstorms | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 40%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 84% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 87% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 87% | 53% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 87% | 46% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 87% | 17% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 90% | 54% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 90% | 58% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 90% | 20% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 90% | 26% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 21% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 81% | 61% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 75% | 55% | 3 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 73% | 26% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 69°21° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 68% | 32% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 71°22° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 64% | 33% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 72°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 59% | 20% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly cloudy | 72°22° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 72°22° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 55% | 25% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°) | 73°23° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 53% | 28% | 4 |
| Sun 5p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 72°22° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph27 km/h | 53% | 16% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 70°21° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 70°21° | 0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 59% | 15% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 67°19° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 67°19° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 65% | 28% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Mostly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°) | 65°18° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 73% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 75% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 75% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 61°16° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 84% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 81% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°) | 60°16° | 60%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 84% | 71% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 87% | 83% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 90% | 86% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 1 in26 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
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 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
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
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.
63% chance of rain, high 78°, low 59°.
Dry, high 73°, low 56°, cooling off.
Dry, high 72°, low 54°.
Highs 66–76°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3:05 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Cooling degree days, base 65°F
Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).
Today, 5:00 AM–11:00 AM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
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Sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:22 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 82% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing