Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Albuquerque, Albuquerque International Airport (KABQ)

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

Partly Cloudy

98°F

37°C

Humidity	14%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.05 in (1006.5 mb)
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	93°F (34°C)
Last update	4 Aug 1:52 pm MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE North Valley NM

Heat Advisory until August 4, 08:00pm

Heat Advisory August 5, 12:00pm until August 5, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory until August 4, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Tue
Heat Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 103 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 70 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 101 °F
Hot
Wednesday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 101 °F
Hot
Thursday Night
Low: 69 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 100 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 67 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy smoke before 3pm, then patchy smoke after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

Friday Night

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