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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.

Overcast

77°F

25°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SW 15 mph
Barometer 30.34 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 1 Aug 4:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WNW Jemez Springs NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 80. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 80 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °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 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 80. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WNW Jemez Springs NM
 35.82°N 106.79°W (Elev. 7398 ft)
Last Update:
2:15 pm MDT Aug 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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