Rio Grande below American Canal Diversion
18 mi- Level
- 4.9 ft
- Flow
- 39 cfs
Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 16 h 23 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 ~2–9 PM (65%).
Today: low 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°), high 82°28° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°).
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 | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 81% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Mostly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 78% | 66% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 81% | 54% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 81% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 84% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 87% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 84% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 78% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 66% | 25% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 59% | 45% | 3 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 10% | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 52% | 38% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 20%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 48% | 23% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Partly sunny | 80°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°) | 80°27° | 30%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 45% | 37% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 81°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°) | 81°27° | 40%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 44% | 67% | 6 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 82°28° (likely 78°26° to 84°29°) | 82°28° | 50%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 41% | 42% | 5 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°) | 82°28° | 70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 43% | 79% | 4 |
| Sat 5p | Rain | 80°27° (likely 68°20° to 80°27°) | 80°27° | 60%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 45% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 56% | 68% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 66% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 70% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 78% | 74% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Thunderstorms | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 75% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Thunderstorms | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 78% | 36% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 81% | 44% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 84% | 28% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 87% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 87% | 22% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 90% | 25% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 93% | 34% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 93% | 47% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 87% | 33% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 78% | 45% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly sunny | 69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 70% | 34% | 3 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 66% | 25% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 57% | 28% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 56% | 48% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 52% | 44% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°) | 77°25° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 48% | 28% | 5 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°) | 77°25° | 30% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 47% | 13% | 4 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°) | 75°24° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 50% | 13% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°) | 71°22° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 61% | 40% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 76°24°) | 68°20° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 68% | 38% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 75°24°) | 66°19° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 73% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 75°24°) | 65°18° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 78% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 74°23°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 81% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 73°23°) | 63°17° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 84% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 73°23°) | 62°17° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 87% | 75% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.84 in21 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph. 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
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 75. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 6 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 77. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. 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.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. 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 · 0.14 in3.6 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 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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
20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
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
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
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 82°, low 61°.
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Dry, high 75°, low 56°.
Highs 70–80°; chance of precipitation on Friday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
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