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Tropical Moisture Brings Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall to the Southwest; Strong to Locally Severe Storms on the Plains

Heavy rain and flash flooding are possible across portions of the Southwest through Friday, where Flood Watches are in effect. Strong to locally severe thunderstorms are possible today across portions of the Plains. A tropical wave is causing heavy rainfall in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, which may cause urban and small stream flooding and landslides today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Los Alamos Airport (KLAM)

Lat: 35.88°NLon: 106.27°WElev: 7171ft.

A Few Clouds with Haze

74°F

23°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 18 Sep 3:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Chimayo NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then
    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then scattered showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then scattered showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Chimayo NM
 35.97°N 105.89°W (Elev. 6742 ft)
Last Update:
2:15 pm MDT Sep 18, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Sep 18, 2025-6pm MDT Sep 25, 2025
 
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