Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
958 FNUS55 KABQ 150843 FWFABQ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North and Central New Mexico National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .DISCUSSION... Numerous showers and storms are forecast each afternoon through Friday, with coverage peaking on Wednesday and Thursday. Wetting rainfall is likely in all areas and multi-day rainfall totals are expected to exceed one inch in many areas. Shower and storm chances will be highest during the afternoon and evening hours, but should linger into the overnight and morning hours each day. Gusty outflow winds will continue to accompany stronger storms, but prevailing winds will generally be light. Excellent humidity recoveries are expected each morning through Saturday. ................................................................ Experimental Max RFTI, Ventilation category, mixing height and transport winds for each Fire Weather Zone are based on the following points. Note: Maximum transport winds may not occur at the same time as maximum mixing heights. Zone 101...Farmington.......5500 ft MSL Zone 120...Jemez RAWS.......8000 ft MSL Zone 121...Wild River RAWS..7500 ft MSL Zone 122...Cimarron RAWS....8900 ft MSL Zone 123...Las Vegas........6850 ft MSL Zone 104...Clayton..........5000 ft MSL Zone 105...Grants...........6600 ft MSL Zone 106...Albuquerque......5300 ft MSL Zone 124...Mountainair......6600 ft MSL Zone 125...Santa Rosa.......4700 ft MSL Zone 126...Tucumcari........4050 ft MSL Zone 109...Magdalena RAWS...8450 ft MSL Ventilation categories are determined by criteria established by each state. NMZ101-161300- Northwest Plateau- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....75-80. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........38-48 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 6 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......9000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....East 8 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Fair/51400 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....53-58. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........76-96 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....70-75. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 degrees. * Min Humidity........48-58 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 12 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 10 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Fair/46000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs 71 to 76. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 46 to 56 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 74 to 79. South winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 36 to 46 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 74 to 79. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 26 to 36 percent. $$ NMZ120-161300- North Central Mountains- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....64-69. * Below 8000 ft....72-77. * 24 hr Trend......Up 5 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....40-50 pct. * Below 8000 ft....38-48 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 15 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....70 pct. * Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 6 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Poor/33000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....45-50. * Below 8000 ft....49-54. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....79-99 pct. * Below 8000 ft....79-99 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....63-68. * Below 8000 ft....70-75. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....45-55 pct. * Below 8000 ft....46-56 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 7 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 11 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Poor/29600 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs 68 to 73. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 45 to 55 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 35 to 45 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 71 to 76. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 23 to 33 percent. $$ NMZ121-161300- Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....75-80. * 24 hr Trend......Up 4 degrees. * Min Humidity........35-45 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 9 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......North around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....70 pct. * Mixing Height.......7500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 11 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/82500 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....49-54. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....74-79. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........40-50 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......6500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 12 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/78000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs 73 to 78. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 43 to 53 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 74 to 79. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 37 to 47 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 24 to 34 percent. $$ NMZ122-161300- Sangre de Cristo Mountains- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....64-69. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........39-49 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......North 10 to 20 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...North 5 to 15 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * Mixing Height.......6500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 9 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Fair/40000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....46-51. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........78-98 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 8 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....64-69. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........45-55 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 10 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Poor/34300 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 65 to 70. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 37 to 47 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 67 to 72. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 27 to 37 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 66 to 71. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 26 to 36 percent. $$ NMZ123-161300- Northeast Highlands- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....64-68. * Below 8000 ft....74-79. * 24 hr Trend......Down 6 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....46-56 pct. * Below 8000 ft....31-41 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 11 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......North 15 to 25 mph becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...North 10 to 20 mph shifting to the east 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * Mixing Height.......8500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....North 7 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Poor/33700 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....50-54. * Below 8000 ft....52-56. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....77-97 pct. * Below 8000 ft....78-98 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 21 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East around 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....68-72. * Below 8000 ft....76-81. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....48-58 pct. * Below 8000 ft....38-48 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 14 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/84300 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 76 to 81. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum Humidity 34 to 44 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 79 to 84. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum Humidity 26 to 36 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 26 to 36 percent. $$ NMZ104-161300- Northeast Plains- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....79-84. * 24 hr Trend......Down 9 degrees. * Min Humidity........31-41 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 16 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northwest 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....North 17 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/67000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....56-61. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 degrees. * Max Humidity........80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 25 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Chance of showers in the morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....82-87. * 24 hr Trend......Up 3 degrees. * Min Humidity........36-46 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......9000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 22 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Excellent/194300 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 83 to 88. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum Humidity 31 to 41 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 85 to 90. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum Humidity 26 to 36 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 percent. $$ NMZ105-161300- West Central Mountains- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....65-69. * Below 8000 ft....71-76. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....53-63 pct. * Below 8000 ft....46-56 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......West around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 5 to 15 mph shifting to the east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southeast 5 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Poor/20000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....47-52. * Below 8000 ft....51-56. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....79-99 pct. * Below 8000 ft....77-97 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......South around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....64-69. * Below 8000 ft....70-75. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....59-69 pct. * Below 8000 ft....49-59 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 6 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 11 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Poor/27500 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs 71 to 76. South winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 47 to 57 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs 73 to 78. South winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 36 to 46 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 73 to 78. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 percent. $$ NMZ106-161300- Middle Rio Grande Valley- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....80-85. * 24 hr Trend......Down 4 degrees. * Min Humidity........36-46 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 7 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......North around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 4 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Poor/22400 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....58-62. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 degrees. * Max Humidity........78-98 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......North around 5 mph shifting to the east after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....79-84. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........38-48 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * Mixing Height.......7500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 12 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/75000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 79 to 84. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 35 to 45 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 34 to 44 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 31 to 41 percent. $$ NMZ124-161300- Sandia and Manzano Mountains- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....66-71. * Below 8000 ft....75-80. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....47-57 pct. * Below 8000 ft....39-49 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 8 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......7000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 9 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/63000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....51-56. * Below 8000 ft....54-59. * 24 hr Trend......Down 2 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....77-97 pct. * Below 8000 ft....78-98 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......East 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....70 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....65-70. * Below 8000 ft....76-81. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....52-62 pct. * Below 8000 ft....41-51 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......7000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 14 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/98000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 76 to 81. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 40 to 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 77 to 82. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 37 to 47 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 76 to 81. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 28 to 38 percent. $$ NMZ125-161300- Central Highlands- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....80-85. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 degrees. * Min Humidity........34-44 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 8 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 5 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 20 to 30 mph becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....70 pct. * Mixing Height.......9000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....West 11 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/80000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr Trend......Down 4 degrees. * Max Humidity........80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 14 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....79-84. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........38-48 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 6 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......8500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 16 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Very good/112300 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 78 to 83. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 39 to 49 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 81 to 86. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 35 to 45 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 78 to 83. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 31 to 41 percent. $$ NMZ126-161300- East Central Plains- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....88-92. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........27-37 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 4 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Southwest 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * Mixing Height.......11000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 12 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/71800 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.....61-65. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 degrees. * Max Humidity........80-100 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 15 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......East 5 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....86-90. * 24 hr Trend......Down 3 degrees. * Min Humidity........30-40 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....70 pct. * Mixing Height.......11000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 17 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Excellent/177500 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 87 to 92. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 29 to 39 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 88 to 93. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 85 to 90. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 29 to 39 percent. $$ NMZ109-161300- West Central Basin and Range- 243 AM MDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....65-69. * Below 8000 ft....71-76. * 24 hr Trend......Down 4 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....55-65 pct. * Below 8000 ft....46-56 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 8 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....Southwest 7 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Poor/36000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....51-55. * Below 8000 ft....54-59. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....80-100 pct. * Below 8000 ft....78-98 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph becoming south around 10 mph after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....65-69. * Below 8000 ft....71-76. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....57-67 pct. * Below 8000 ft....47-57 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......South around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....100 pct. * Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl. * Transport Winds.....South 14 knots. * Ventilation Cat.....Good/77000 knot-ft. * Exp. Max RFTI.......0. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs 72 to 77. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 42 to 52 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs 73 to 78. South winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 39 to 49 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs 72 to 77. West winds around 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 33 to 43 percent. $$ FCSTR 16