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Spot Forecast for Diamonte Fire...NM FAD
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
626 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will return this afternoon,
followed by more isolated activity this evening. Isolated showers and
storms will then return to the area each afternoon and evening
Monday through midweek as the humidity trends downward. A few of the
stronger storms in the area this afternoon may be capable of
producing localized, brief, and erratic wind gusts up to 45 mph. Rain
amounts are mostly expected to be under a tenth of an inch from
storms over the next few days as wetting footprints trends smaller.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy early, partly cloudy midday,
                    then mostly cloudy with a chance of
                    afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....80-84.
Min Humidity........24-28 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light and variable. Shifting to the west 6
                    mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......11000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 11 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good/121000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/42788 knot-ft around mid morning and very
                    good/121000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then becoming
                    partly cloudy.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Min Temperature.....49-53.
Max Humidity........67-71 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Northeast winds 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/40500 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly
                    cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......20 percent.
Max Temperature.....82-86.
Min Humidity........18-22 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming west 6 to 7 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......12500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 7 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/84000 knot-ft at 1500 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/26277 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/84000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...44
Requested by...Ruben Pedraza
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620143.1/ABQ
.DELDT 08/23/26
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