Rio Grande below American Canal Diversion
21 mi- Level
- 4.9 ft
- Flow
- 39 cfs
Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 16 h 19 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 1:10 AM MDT at KELP
Mostly clear and 66°19°, rain ~3–9 PM (64%).
Today: low 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°), high 80°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°).
Now 66°19°
Mostly 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 1a | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 81% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 81% | 65% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 84% | 47% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 84% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 87% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 87% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 87% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 81% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 68% | 11% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 61% | 45% | 3 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 10% | 14 mph23 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 55% | 44% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 20%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 50% | 43% | 6 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°) | 78°26° | 30%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 47% | 57% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Partly sunny | 79°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°) | 79°26° | 40%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 45% | 58% | 6 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°) | 80°27° | 50%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 42% | 43% | 5 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 80°27° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°) | 80°27° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 44% | 81% | 4 |
| Sat 5p | Rain | 78°26° (likely 68°20° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 60%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 47% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 73°23° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 57% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 66% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 73% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 50%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 78% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Thunderstorms | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 30%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 78% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Thunderstorms | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 20%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 81% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 84% | 58% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 87% | 28% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 87% | 53% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 87% | 23% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 90% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 93% | 61% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 96% | 58% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 93% | 31% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 90% | 20% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 78% | 48% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 75% | 20% | 3 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 66% | 26% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 61% | 28% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 55% | 47% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 55% | 53% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 50% | 29% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°) | 75°24° | 30% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 50% | 11% | 4 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 73°23° | 40% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 53% | 13% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 69°21° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°) | 69°21° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 63% | 40% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°) | 66°19° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 70% | 39% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 78% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°) | 63°17° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 84% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°) | 62°17° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 87% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°) | 62°17° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 87% | 79% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°) | 61°16° | 70%, 0.04 in1 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 87% | 81% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 1 in26 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.9 in23 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% 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 between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 8 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: Sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
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
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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 40%.
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
20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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.
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
20% chance
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.
Dry, high 80°, low 59°.
Dry, high 75°, low 57°, cooling off.
Dry, high 74°, low 55°.
Highs 69–78°; chance of precipitation on Friday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
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