Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Los Alamos Airport (KLAM)

Lat: 35.88°NLon: 106.27°WElev: 7171ft.

Mostly Cloudy

84°F

29°C

Humidity	26%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.37 in
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	82°F (28°C)
Last update	1 Aug 1:35 pm MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

Vallecitos NM

This Afternoon
High: 89 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 62 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 91 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 96 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 66 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 93 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 63 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 93.