Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Albuquerque, Albuquerque International Airport (KABQ)

Lat: 35.04°NLon: 106.61°WElev: 5351ft.

Partly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity	43%
Wind Speed	SE 5 mph
Barometer	30.21 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	31 Jul 5:52 am MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Tijeras NM

Today
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Isolated
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 64 °F
Isolated
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 91 °F
Sunny then
Severe
Thunderstorms
Saturday Night
Low: 62 °F
Severe
Thunderstorms
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 66 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 97 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 97 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.