Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Albuquerque, Albuquerque International Airport (KABQ)

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

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

81°F

27°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed N 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 31 Aug 5:52 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Sandia Heights NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 94 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight.  Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 66 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Patchy blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SW Sandia Heights NM
 35.12°N 106.53°W (Elev. 5564 ft)
2:16 pm MDT Aug 31, 2026
5pm MDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 7, 2026
 
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