Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Albuquerque, Albuquerque International Airport (KABQ)

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

Mostly Cloudy

93°F

34°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed W 9 G 16 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 22 Aug 4:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Tijeras NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Isolated showers between 9pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Isolated
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Isolated showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Tijeras NM
 35.05°N 106.46°W (Elev. 6299 ft)
2:16 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
5pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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