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, Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG)

Lat: 35.15°NLon: 106.8°WElev: 5837ft.

Fair

90°F

32°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	SW 3 mph
Barometer	30.33 in
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	86°F (30°C)
Last update	22 Aug 1:50 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Rio Rancho NM

This Afternoon
High: 96 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 68 °F
Isolated
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 68 °F
Isolated
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 97 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 69 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Tuesday Night
Low: 69 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 100 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Wednesday

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

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.