7-Day Zone Forecast for South Central Highlands (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: South Central Highlands
Issued by: National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM
Last Update: 1232 PM MDT Mon May 18 2026




Rest Of Today: Windy, sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

Tonight: Windy. Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming west around 15 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Windy. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Breezy with lows around 50. South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper 40s.

Thursday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Thursday Night Through Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.

Saturday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.







Zone Forecast: South Central Highlands

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