Rio Grande below American Canal Diversion
24 mi- Level
- 4.4 ft
- Flow
- 23 cfs
Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 6 h 2 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 11:35 AM MDT at KELP
Sunny and 73°23°, rain ~4 PM (62%).
Today: low 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°), high 82°28° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°).
Now 73°23°
Sunny
Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 57% | 12% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 77°25° | 5%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 52% | 6% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°) | 79°26° | 10%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 47% | 27% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Mostly sunny | 79°26° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°) | 79°26° | 10%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 47% | 29% | 6 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°) | 79°26° | 30%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 47% | 73% | 5 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 84°29°) | 77°25° | 60%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 52% | 85% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 74°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 40%, 0.11 in2.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 57% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Rain | 72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 64% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 70% | 69% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 73% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 78% | 61% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 81% | 62% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Thunderstorms | 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 81% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 87% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 87% | 63% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 90% | 23% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 90% | 16% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 90% | 20% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 93% | 27% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 37% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 96% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 93% | 56% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 81% | 60% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 76% | 16% | 3 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 68% | 19% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 64% | 16% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 56% | 22% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 52% | 34% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Partly sunny | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°) | 77°25° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 47% | 25% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°) | 77°25° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 47% | 24% | 4 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°) | 75°24° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 50% | 13% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 73°23° | 5%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 55% | 16% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 69°21° | 30%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 66% | 41% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 67°19° | 30%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 70% | 45% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 73% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 75% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 81% | 66% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 84% | 74% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 90% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 91% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 90% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 93% | 60% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 53% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 96% | 70% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 68% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 87% | 71% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Mostly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 81% | 69% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 74% | 81% | 3 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind around 7 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: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 2 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 80. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. 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 · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
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
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Dry, high 82°, low 58°.
Dry, high 78°, low 58°, cooling off.
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Highs 68–80°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page
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