Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
027 FNUS55 KABQ 210916 FWFABQ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North and Central New Mexico National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .DISCUSSION... Sub-15 percent minimum humidity is forecast over northwest and northeast corners of the forecast area this afternoon. Critically low minimum humidities will then become more widespread with each day Saturday through Tuesday. Increasing Gulf moisture will produce humidity improvement over the eastern plains Tuesday through Thursday, while many western readings remain critically low. Otherwise, the main fire weather concern will be gusty and erratic thunderstorm outflow, which will be most widespread today and Saturday north and west, then and again along and east of the central mountain chain Tuesday and Wednesday. ................................................................ Experimental Max RFTI, Ventilation category, mixing height and transport winds for each Fire Weather Zone are based on the following points. Note: Maximum transport winds may not occur at the same time as maximum mixing heights. Zone 101...Farmington.......5500 ft MSL Zone 120...Jemez RAWS.......8000 ft MSL Zone 121...Wild River RAWS..7500 ft MSL Zone 122...Cimarron RAWS....8900 ft MSL Zone 123...Las Vegas........6850 ft MSL Zone 104...Clayton..........5000 ft MSL Zone 105...Grants...........6600 ft MSL Zone 106...Albuquerque......5300 ft MSL Zone 124...Mountainair......6600 ft MSL Zone 125...Santa Rosa.......4700 ft MSL Zone 126...Tucumcari........4050 ft MSL Zone 109...Magdalena RAWS...8450 ft MSL Ventilation categories are determined by criteria established by each state. NMZ101-221300- Northwest Plateau- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....91-96. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........14-19 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South up to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip....40 pct. * Mixing Height.......11500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....East 5 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Fair/42000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.....59-64. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........51-71 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....50 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....89-94. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........16-21 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....50 pct. * Mixing Height.......11500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 10 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Very good/113700 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 91 to 96. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 90 to 95. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 11 to 16 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 90 to 95. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 10 to 15 percent. $$ NMZ120-221300- North Central Mountains- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....77-82. * Below 8000 ft....86-91. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....19-29 pct. * Below 8000 ft....17-22 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....40 pct. * Mixing Height.......10500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southeast 4 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Fair/44000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....50-55. * Below 8000 ft....54-59. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....63-83 pct. * Below 8000 ft....63-83 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast around 10 mph in the evening becoming terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southeast 5 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight. * Chance of Precip....50 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....76-81. * Below 8000 ft....83-88. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....21-31 pct. * Below 8000 ft....19-24 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......11500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 8 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/89800 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 84 to 89. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 15 to 20 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 85 to 90. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 12 to 17 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 85 to 90. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 11 to 16 percent. $$ NMZ121-221300- Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Smoke in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....89-94. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........16-21 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......North around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....50 pct. * Mixing Height.......11500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 8 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Fair/47900 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........58-78 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South around 10 mph in the evening becoming terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....87-92. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........21-26 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......12000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 7 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/82900 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 87 to 92. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 16 to 21 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 90 to 95. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 14 to 19 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 90 to 95. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. $$ NMZ122-221300- Sangre de Cristo Mountains- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Smoke in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....76-81. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........20-30 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......12000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 6 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/69600 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....51-56. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........64-84 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....76-81. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........21-31 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......West around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....70 pct. * Mixing Height.......12000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 10 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/65200 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 78 to 83. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 17 to 27 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 79 to 84. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 15 to 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 79 to 84. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 16 to 26 percent. $$ NMZ123-221300- Northeast Highlands- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Areas of smoke in the morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....80-84. * Below 8000 ft....88-93. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....20-25 pct. * Below 8000 ft....15-20 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 6 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....30 pct. * Mixing Height.......12000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 8 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/97700 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....56-60. * Below 8000 ft....57-62. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....44-64 pct. * Below 8000 ft....51-71 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....82-86. * Below 8000 ft....89-94. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....21-26 pct. * Below 8000 ft....15-20 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......West around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....50 pct. * Mixing Height.......12500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 10 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/87500 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 90 to 95. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 14 to 19 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 90 to 95. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 14 to 19 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 89 to 94. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 14 to 19 percent. $$ NMZ104-221300- Northeast Plains- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....95-100. * 24 hr Trend......Up 3 degrees. * Min Humidity........14-19 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 6 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. * Mixing Height.......13000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 7 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/90500 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.....63-68. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 degrees. * Max Humidity........49-69 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 8 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.....97-102. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........16-21 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * Mixing Height.......15000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 11 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Excellent/151200 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 97 to 102. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 96 to 101. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 94 to 99. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 14 to 19 percent. $$ NMZ105-221300- West Central Mountains- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....79-83. * Below 8000 ft....86-91. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....24-34 pct. * Below 8000 ft....19-24 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......11500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 8 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/69100 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....54-59. * Below 8000 ft....59-64. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....54-74 pct. * Below 8000 ft....51-71 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....30 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....77-82. * Below 8000 ft....85-90. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....24-34 pct. * Below 8000 ft....19-24 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....50 pct. * Mixing Height.......11000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 9 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/68600 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 87 to 92. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 16 to 21 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 87 to 92. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 88 to 93. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 12 to 17 percent. $$ NMZ106-221300- Middle Rio Grande Valley- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. * Max Temperature.....94-99. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........15-20 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 5 to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * Mixing Height.......12500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 8 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/98100 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.....65-69. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........46-66 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 4 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.....93-98. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........17-22 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......South 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * Mixing Height.......12500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 7 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/86800 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 94 to 99. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 12 to 17 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 97 to 102. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 11 to 16 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 98 to 103. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 10 to 15 percent. $$ NMZ124-221300- Sandia and Manzano Mountains- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Smoke in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....77-82. * Below 8000 ft....88-93. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....24-34 pct. * Below 8000 ft....17-22 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest up to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip....30 pct. * Mixing Height.......12500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 8 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/92700 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....57-62. * Below 8000 ft....59-64. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....41-61 pct. * Below 8000 ft....52-72 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South around 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....76-81. * Below 8000 ft....87-92. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....21-26 pct. * Below 8000 ft....16-21 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * Mixing Height.......13500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 8 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Very good/101300 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 90 to 95. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 92 to 97. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 12 to 17 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 92 to 97. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 11 to 16 percent. $$ NMZ125-221300- Central Highlands- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....91-96. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........19-24 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest up to 10 mph. * Chance of Precip....30 pct. * Mixing Height.......14000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 9 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Very good/111400 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.....60-65. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........51-71 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 7 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.....93-98. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........14-19 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * Mixing Height.......14500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 13 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Very good/147800 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 94 to 99. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 15 to 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 93 to 98. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. $$ NMZ126-221300- East Central Plains- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....96-100. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........18-23 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West up to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. * Mixing Height.......14500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 7 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/91100 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.....66-70. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........50-70 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 6 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....20 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Sunny. * Max Temperature.....99-104. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........15-20 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * Mixing Height.......15000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 11 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Excellent/158500 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 99 to 104. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 10 to 15 percent. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 10 to 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 98 to 103. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 11 to 16 percent. $$ NMZ109-221300- West Central Basin and Range- 316 AM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....79-83. * Below 8000 ft....86-91. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....26-31 pct. * Below 8000 ft....18-23 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....50 pct. * Mixing Height.......12000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 11 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/79100 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....57-61. * Below 8000 ft....60-65. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....43-63 pct. * Below 8000 ft....46-66 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph becoming west up to 10 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....80-84. * Below 8000 ft....86-91. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....24-29 pct. * Below 8000 ft....17-22 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......12500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 7 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/62300 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 87 to 92. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 14 to 19 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 87 to 92. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 13 to 18 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 88 to 93. East winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 12 to 17 percent. $$ FCSTR 44