Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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178 FXUS65 KABQ 082057 AFDABQ Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 157 PM MST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, FIRE WEATHER... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 124 PM MST Mon Dec 8 2025 - Northwest wind gusts from 35 to 50 mph will produce moderately strong crosswinds on southwest-to-northeast roads over east central and southeast areas on Tuesday. - Dry and seasonably warm weather will persist through at least the next seven days around central and northern New Mexico. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday night) Issued at 124 PM MST Mon Dec 8 2025 Northwest winds will strengthen along the east slopes of the central and south central mountains eastward across the east central and southeast plains tonight through Tuesday night, as an upper level trough exiting the northern and central Rockies strengthens the flow aloft, and a surface trough develops in the lee of the southern Rockies. Peak gusts may touch 50 mph briefly at Clines Corners on Tuesday afternoon, producing a headwind on west bound I-40, and a crosswind impacting travelers in both directions. Otherwise, the warming trend will continue with highs Tuesday afternoon varying from a few degrees above 30-year averages over the Four Corners to 12 degrees above the averages over southern areas, and as much as 17 degrees above average northeast. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Sunday) Issued at 124 PM MST Mon Dec 8 2025 Unseasonably warm temperatures and dry weather will continue Wednesday through Sunday. High temperatures will cool a few to 12 degrees across the eastern plains on Wednesday behind a back door cold front that will arrive Tuesday night. Temperatures will rebound Thursday, which will be the warmest day of the week in many locations. High temperatures will climb around 8 to 23 degrees above average Thursday afternoon with some near record readings around Tucumcari, Clovis, and Roswell. Another backdoor cold front will arrive on Friday, cooling high temperatures across the east a few to 18 degrees from Thursday`s readings, but they will still be around 5-12 degrees above 1991-2020 averages. Temperatures will rebound some across the east on Saturday. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1037 AM MST Mon Dec 8 2025 VFR conditions are forecast for the next 24 hours. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 124 PM MST Mon Dec 8 2025 Minimum humidities will remain above 15 percent over the next seven days, except for some 15 percent readings over the West Central Basin and Range on Saturday. Areas of poor ventilation will return Tuesday and Wednesday, except for ventilation improvement east central and southeast due to the gusty winds on Tuesday, and across northeast areas due to gusty winds on Wednesday. Poor ventilation will become widespread Thursday through the weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 24 48 26 51 / 0 0 0 0 Dulce........................... 13 48 18 52 / 0 0 0 0 Cuba............................ 21 49 25 53 / 0 0 0 0 Gallup.......................... 19 56 23 59 / 0 0 0 0 El Morro........................ 24 53 29 59 / 0 0 0 0 Grants.......................... 20 58 25 60 / 0 0 0 0 Quemado......................... 23 55 28 59 / 0 0 0 0 Magdalena....................... 29 59 36 59 / 0 0 0 0 Datil........................... 26 56 32 59 / 0 0 0 0 Reserve......................... 21 66 28 69 / 0 0 0 0 Glenwood........................ 26 69 31 74 / 0 0 0 0 Chama........................... 16 45 21 50 / 0 0 0 0 Los Alamos...................... 27 50 31 52 / 0 0 0 0 Pecos........................... 26 55 32 56 / 0 0 0 0 Cerro/Questa.................... 21 48 28 52 / 0 0 0 0 Red River....................... 18 40 25 45 / 0 0 0 0 Angel Fire...................... 11 47 18 51 / 0 0 0 0 Taos............................ 15 49 22 54 / 0 0 0 0 Mora............................ 23 56 31 57 / 0 0 0 0 Espanola........................ 22 56 26 59 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Fe........................ 29 51 34 54 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Fe Airport................ 24 52 29 55 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Foothills........... 33 55 36 58 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Heights............. 29 57 34 60 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Valley.............. 27 59 33 62 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 29 59 34 61 / 0 0 0 0 Belen........................... 22 57 27 61 / 0 0 0 0 Bernalillo...................... 29 59 31 61 / 0 0 0 0 Bosque Farms.................... 22 57 29 61 / 0 0 0 0 Corrales........................ 29 59 32 61 / 0 0 0 0 Los Lunas....................... 24 57 29 61 / 0 0 0 0 Placitas........................ 30 53 34 56 / 0 0 0 0 Rio Rancho...................... 29 59 33 60 / 0 0 0 0 Socorro......................... 28 62 34 65 / 0 0 0 0 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 27 50 31 54 / 0 0 0 0 Tijeras......................... 29 51 32 55 / 0 0 0 0 Edgewood........................ 25 52 29 56 / 0 0 0 0 Moriarty/Estancia............... 21 54 27 58 / 0 0 0 0 Clines Corners.................. 25 49 30 53 / 0 0 0 0 Mountainair..................... 27 54 33 57 / 0 0 0 0 Gran Quivira.................... 27 54 31 59 / 0 0 0 0 Carrizozo....................... 30 58 36 64 / 0 0 0 0 Ruidoso......................... 32 56 39 58 / 0 0 0 0 Capulin......................... 24 59 29 51 / 0 0 0 0 Raton........................... 21 61 29 55 / 0 0 0 0 Springer........................ 21 64 28 58 / 0 0 0 0 Las Vegas....................... 25 59 31 56 / 0 0 0 0 Clayton......................... 30 66 34 54 / 0 0 0 0 Roy............................. 25 63 32 54 / 0 0 0 0 Conchas......................... 24 66 31 60 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Rosa...................... 29 64 34 57 / 0 0 0 0 Tucumcari....................... 24 67 31 61 / 0 0 0 0 Clovis.......................... 29 65 36 60 / 0 0 0 0 Portales........................ 28 66 35 61 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Sumner..................... 27 67 35 60 / 0 0 0 0 Roswell......................... 29 70 39 65 / 0 0 0 0 Picacho......................... 32 67 43 62 / 0 0 0 0 Elk............................. 29 68 40 63 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...44 LONG TERM....44 AVIATION...44