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Spot Forecast for Hughes Canyon...NM State Forestry
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
932 AM MDT Fri Jul 24 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will develop around the area between 2pm
and 5pm then drift erratically south and west on convective outflow
boundaries through early this evening. A direct hit will produce
strong winds and heavy rain. Overnight recoveries will be higher
than shown if rain falls at the site today. There are lower chances
for showers and thunderstorms Saturday. However, if a storm does
pop up over the area expect gusty winds and moderate to heavy rain.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon. Periods of mostly cloudy in the late
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Max Temperature.....97-100.
Min Humidity........23-27 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......North 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......13000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair/58951 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/31360 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    fair/58951 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Chance of Pcpn......40 percent.
Min Temperature.....66-69.
Max Humidity........78-81 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light and variable winds less than 5 mph. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the evening.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/55000 knot-ft by early evening and
                    poor/2000 knot-ft by late evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning becoming partly cloudy
                    with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......30 percent.
Max Temperature.....94-98.
Min Humidity........27-31 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds in the morning becoming southeast
                    6 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......11500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/90010 knot-ft at 1700 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/26894 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/90010 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...42
Requested by...IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/24/26
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