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

Gallup Municipal Airport (KGUP)

Lat: 35.51°NLon: 108.79°WElev: 6460ft.

Light Rain and Breezy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed S 21 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.40 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Aug 5:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Mentmore NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then
    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 90 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °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 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNW Mentmore NM
 35.57°N 108.87°W (Elev. 6496 ft)
6:02 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
6pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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