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National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

NMZ201-201800-
Farmington-San Juan NM
36.76N 108.23W Elev. 5500 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      64          99          66          99          65
Temp                      70 65 74 90 97 97 85 76 70 67 74 90 98 97 81 75 69 66
Dewpt                     39 40 44 44 41 39 41 43 45 46 48 46 41 40 47 49 50 50
RH                        32 40 34 20 15 13 21 31 41 47 40 22 14 14 30 40 51 56
Wind dir                  NE  E  E  W  W NW  E  E  E  E  E SE  W  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd                   5  5  4  6 14 13  6  8  9  9  8  3  8 10 14 11 10  8
Clouds                    FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S
Tstms                                                             S  S


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          96      64    93      64    93      63    93      63    94
Temp          90 93 72   65 87 91 72   65 86 91 72   64 87 91 72   64 87 92
Dewpt         49 44 52   51 50 45 50   50 49 43 47   47 47 41 42   44 44 38
PWind dir        SE       E    SE      NE     S      NE     S      NE    SE
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW B2   B1 SC FW SC   B1 SC FW FW   SC FW FW FW   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5      60    10      20     5      10     0      10     5
Rain shwrs           L             S
Tstms                C             S

$$

NMZ205-201800-
Gallup-McKinley NM
35.53N 108.78W Elev. 6500 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      60          93          59          93          58
Temp                      67 61 70 88 92 89 77 70 65 60 69 87 92 88 74 68 63 59
Dewpt                     46 46 46 39 37 39 44 47 47 47 48 43 37 40 47 50 50 50
RH                        47 58 42 18 15 17 31 44 52 62 47 21 15 19 38 52 62 72
Wind dir                   S  S SW  N NW NW NE  S  S  S SW  N NE  W  S  S  N  N
Wind spd                   4  3  3  3  6  6  3  4  2  1  1  2  5  6 10  3  0  0
Clouds                    FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10          30           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  S                    C  C
Tstms                                     C                       C  S


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          91      57    90      57    89      57    89      57    90
Temp          86 84 66   58 85 83 67   59 85 83 66   57 84 84 67   58 85 85
Dewpt         45 46 51   51 45 44 49   48 43 43 48   47 42 41 45   45 40 37
PWind dir         S      SW    SW      SW     W      SW     W       W     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         40      50    30      20    20      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs        C  C          C  S          S  S          S
Tstms             C  C          C  S          S  S          S

$$

NMZ218-201800-
Santa Fe-Santa Fe NM
35.62N 106.08W Elev. 6350 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      62          95          61          92          61
Temp                      67 62 74 89 94 91 77 71 65 61 73 87 90 84 75 70 65 62
Dewpt                     43 43 45 43 40 40 48 49 49 49 50 48 45 46 49 50 49 48
RH                        42 50 35 20 15 17 36 46 56 65 44 26 21 27 40 49 56 60
Wind dir                  NE NE NW NW  W NW SE  E  S NE  N  W SE  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                   2  2  3  6  9  6 13 11  9  4  3  4  6 13 11  4  4  4
Clouds                    FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC CL SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5          50          20          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  S              S  S  C  C
Tstms                                     C  S              S  S  C  S


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          92      62    93      62    94      62    94      62    95
Temp          87 88 71   62 88 90 72   63 88 91 73   62 89 92 73   62 89 92
Dewpt         47 45 48   46 46 42 46   44 44 39 44   43 43 37 42   41 41 35
PWind dir        SW       E     W       E     W       N    NW       E    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC B1   SC FW FW SC   SC FW CL FW   SC FW CL FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         20      10     5      20     0      10     5       5     5
Rain shwrs        S                S
Tstms             S                S

$$

NMZ219-201800-
Albuquerque-Bernalillo NM
35.05N 106.61W Elev. 5300 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          99          67          96          66
Temp                      73 68 76 90 98 97 83 77 72 67 75 90 96 91 79 74 70 67
Dewpt                     45 46 49 48 43 40 46 49 51 52 53 50 46 48 51 52 52 52
RH                        37 45 39 24 15 14 27 37 48 59 46 25 18 23 38 46 53 59
Wind dir                   S SE  S  W NW  W  E  E NE  N  N SW  S SE SE  E NE NE
Wind spd                   6  4  2  2  3  5 17 16 12  3  2  2  3 10  8  4  4  3
Clouds                    FW FW FW CL FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5          30          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.02        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  S              S  S  C  C
Tstms                                     C  S              S  S  C  S


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          96      68    97      68    98      68    99      69    99
Temp          89 92 76   68 91 94 78   69 91 95 79   69 91 96 79   69 91 96
Dewpt         50 45 49   49 48 43 45   46 47 41 43   45 46 39 41   43 44 38
PWind dir        SW      SE    SW       S    SW      SE     W       E    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW SC   SC FW CL SC   SC FW CL FW   SC FW CL FW   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         10      10     0       5     0       5     0       5     0

$$

NMZ223-201800-
Clines Corners-Torrance NM
35.01N 105.66W Elev. 7100 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      61          91          59          87          59
Temp                      65 62 73 86 90 84 70 66 62 60 69 82 84 76 68 65 62 60
Dewpt                     42 43 43 41 37 41 49 50 50 52 51 48 45 48 50 49 49 49
RH                        43 50 34 21 15 22 47 56 65 75 53 31 26 37 52 56 62 67
Wind dir                  SW  W NW NW SE SE NE NE NE NW  E SE SE  E SW  W  N  N
Wind spd                  11 11 10  8  4  9 12 10  6  5  4  4  6 10  6  5  4  3
Clouds                    FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW
PoP 12hr                      0          10          40          40          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.08        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                C  S              C  C  C  C
Tstms                                     C  S              C  C  C  S


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          88      61    89      61    91      61    91      61    91
Temp          82 82 67   61 83 85 68   63 84 87 69   63 84 87 69   62 84 86
Dewpt         46 44 45   46 44 40 44   44 42 37 41   43 41 35 41   43 40 36
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     W      SW    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC B1   SC FW FW SC   SC FW CL SC   SC FW CL SC   SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         10      10     5      10     0       5     0       5    10

$$

NMZ228-201800-
Raton-Colfax NM
36.75N 104.52W Elev. 6300 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      58          90          55          89          56
Temp                      62 58 70 87 84 76 67 63 59 55 68 84 86 78 68 64 60 56
Dewpt                     48 52 55 49 49 51 54 54 53 52 55 51 47 50 50 51 50 50
RH                        60 80 59 27 30 42 63 72 80 90 63 32 26 37 52 63 69 80
Wind dir                   N  N  N  E SE  N  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  W NW NW  N
Wind spd                  11 11  8  4  9  9  5  3  3  3  2  5  8  9  4  3  3  3
Clouds                    FW FW CL B1 B2 B2 OV SC SC SC CL B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0          70          60          30          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.10        0.09        0.02        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          C  L  L  S              C  C  S  S
Tstms                               C  L  C  S              C  C  S


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          91      57    91      57    92      56    91      55    91
Temp          86 84 66   57 86 85 67   58 87 85 66   57 86 84 65   56 86 84
Dewpt         48 46 47   48 47 45 47   48 47 46 49   49 47 46 49   49 47 45
PWind dir         S      NW    SW       W    SW      NW    SW       N     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW SC B1   SC FW B1 B1   SC FW B1
PoP 12hr         20       5    20      10    30      20    30      30    30
Rain shwrs        S             S             C  S          C  C          C
Tstms             S             S             C  S          C  C          C

$$

NMZ229-201800-
Las Vegas-San Miguel NM
35.66N 105.14W Elev. 6850 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      58          91          56          87          56
Temp                      61 58 72 87 86 79 68 64 59 57 67 83 82 75 66 63 58 56
Dewpt                     44 43 45 41 43 46 50 52 52 51 52 48 47 49 50 50 50 48
RH                        53 57 38 20 22 31 52 65 78 80 59 30 29 40 56 62 75 74
Wind dir                  SW  N  N  E SW  E  N NE NW NW  E  S  S NE  N NW NW NW
Wind spd                   8  8  6  4  9 12 10  8  6  5  3  6  8  9  6  6  5  5
Clouds                    FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0          40          50          40          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.15        0.13        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          C  C  C  S              C  C  C  C
Tstms                               C  C  C  S              C  C  C  S


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          89      57    90      58    91      57    91      57    91
Temp          84 83 65   57 86 85 67   59 86 86 67   58 86 86 67   58 86 85
Dewpt         45 44 47   46 43 41 46   45 42 39 44   45 41 39 44   45 41 38
PWind dir        SW       W    SW      SW    SW       W    SE      NW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW B1 SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW CL SC   FW FW FW SC   SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         30       5    10      20    10      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs        C                S                                      S
Tstms             C                S                                      S

$$

NMZ230-201800-
Clayton-Union NM
36.46N 103.15W Elev. 5000 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      66          92          63          93          64
Temp                      71 66 72 83 88 84 73 68 66 64 73 84 91 87 76 70 67 65
Dewpt                     48 55 60 60 57 56 57 59 58 57 58 56 52 51 54 55 54 54
RH                        44 68 66 46 35 38 57 73 75 78 59 38 27 29 46 59 63 68
Wind dir                   W  N  N NE  E SE NW NW NW NW SE SE SE  S  S  W  W  W
Wind spd                  11 13 16 12 11 11  6  5  4  3  5  8  9 11  5  5  6  6
Clouds                    FW SC SC FW SC B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S
Tstms                                     S  S
Heat index                         83
Max heat                           83    88    81          83    89    83


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min          96      67    97      69    98      67    97      65    96
Temp          92 92 73   67 93 94 76   69 94 93 75   67 92 92 72   65 90 90
Dewpt         50 46 50   50 47 44 48   49 47 46 50   52 50 47 52   53 50 47
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW       W    SE       N    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW CL SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW B1   B1 FW FW
PoP 12hr          5      10     0      10     5      20    20      30    20
Rain shwrs                                       S          S  C          S
Tstms                                            S          S  C          S

$$

NMZ234-201800-
Tucumcari-Quay NM
35.19N 103.60W Elev. 4050 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      71          99          65          97          66
Temp                      77 72 80 92 98 94 80 75 70 66 75 90 97 94 80 76 70 66
Dewpt                     40 42 50 55 53 53 56 58 59 60 61 58 54 52 56 56 57 57
RH                        26 34 35 29 22 25 44 55 68 81 62 34 24 24 44 50 63 73
Wind dir                  SW SW  N NE  E  N NE SE  N NE  N  E SE SE SE SW  W  W
Wind spd                  13 13  8  5  6 11  9  5  4  2  0  2  5  6  6  4  2  2
Clouds                    FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW B2 B2 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5          20           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S                    S  S
Tstms                                     S  S                    S  S
Heat index                      80          80                      80
Max heat               80          90    96    87          89    94    87


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min         100      69   101      70   102      70   102      70   101
Temp          94 97 79   70 96 97 81   72 96 99 82   71 96 99 81   70 94 98
Dewpt         54 48 52   54 52 46 50   51 51 45 48   51 52 44 50   52 52 44
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       S    SW      SW    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC   FW FW CL FW   SC FW CL FW   SC CL CL FW   SC FW CL
PoP 12hr          5       5     0       5     0      10     0      10     0

$$

NMZ238-201800-
Roswell-Chaves NM
33.31N 104.51W Elev. 3650 ft
1231 AM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            Fri
MDT 3hrly     15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      69         103          70         101          71
Temp                      73 69 79 95102101 87 80 73 70 79 92100 99 86 79 74 71
Dewpt                     42 45 47 47 46 44 46 48 50 53 54 52 47 46 49 51 52 53
RH                        33 42 32 19 15 14 24 33 44 55 42 26 17 17 28 38 46 53
Wind dir                   S  S  S SE SE  S  S  N  N  N  N  E SE SE SE NW  W  N
Wind spd                   9  8  8  8  8  8  9  6  5  4  4  4  8  9  9  5  3  0
Clouds                    FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0          20           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   S                    S  S
Tstms                                        S                    S  S


Date           08/21/26  Sat 08/22/26  Sun 08/23/26  Mon 08/24/26  Tue 08/25/26
MDT 6hrly     12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Max/Min         101      71   101      71   102      71   103      71   103
Temp          95 98 80   71 95 99 80   71 96100 81   72 96100 81   71 95100
Dewpt         53 47 50   51 51 45 47   49 49 43 44   49 49 42 45   49 49 43
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW CL CL   CL CL CL CL   FW FW CL
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       0     0       0     0

$$

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