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Spot Forecast for Oso Canyon...USFS
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
747 AM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Afternoon thunderstorms are once again expected today, mainly
after 1pm. Storms will continue to be capable of heavy rainfall,
gusty winds in excess of 35mph, frequent lightning, and hail.
Storm coverage looks to end as early as 6pm for the area if
additional development stays in the lower elevations. Should
storms continue to develop on the mountains, chances will remain
as late as 8pm. A stray shower cannot be ruled out after midnight.
Storms for Thursday look to remain confined to the mountains, with
the timing for storms most likely being between 12pm and 6pm.
Outside of storms, temperatures remain above average for late July.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......60 percent.
Max Temperature.....81-85.
Min Humidity........31-35 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/60319 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/32252 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    fair/48000 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated
                    showers overnight.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Min Temperature.....56-60.
Max Humidity........66-70 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......West winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Ventilation Trend...Poor/15000 knot-ft by early evening and poor/0
                    knot-ft by late evening.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of Pcpn......50 percent.
Max Temperature.....82-86.
Min Humidity........26-30 percent.
20 Foot Winds.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......10000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 knots.
Max Vent Rate.......Good/82617 knot-ft at 1300 local.
Ventilation Trend...Fair/51556 knot-ft around mid morning and
                    good/60822 knot-ft by mid afternoon.

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Forecaster...77
Requested by...IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618576.0/ABQ
.DELDT 07/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0