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National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

NMZ201-190600-
Farmington-San Juan NM
36.76N 108.23W Elev. 5500 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      78          54          81          50          80
Temp                      75 74 65 60 58 55 61 75 77 75 64 58 54 51 57 74 79 75
Dewpt                     57 56 55 54 51 49 52 53 47 47 46 44 42 40 43 46 42 42
RH                        54 53 70 81 77 80 72 46 35 37 52 59 64 66 59 37 27 31
Wind dir                  SW SE  E  E  E  E  E SE  W SW NE  E  E  E  E SW  W NW
Wind spd                   5  8  8 10  9  8  6  4  4  6  4  5  5  5  5  3  8  8
Clouds                    B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     60          30          10           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.33        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C  C  C  S
Tstms                      C  C  S  S


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            48    80      52    77      52    74      52    74
Temp          55   49 74 74 58   53 72 71 57   54 68 70 57   53 68 71
Dewpt         36   34 41 41 38   37 47 50 48   46 53 53 49   46 53 52
PWind dir          NE     E      NE     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5    60      70    50      30    40
Rain shwrs                           C  L  L    L  C  C  S    C  C  C
Tstms                                   C  C          S  S          S

$$

NMZ205-190600-
Gallup-McKinley NM
35.53N 108.78W Elev. 6500 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          48          78          45          78
Temp                      73 71 63 58 53 49 58 74 76 73 63 57 51 47 56 74 76 72
Dewpt                     50 48 49 49 48 46 50 45 38 36 37 37 37 36 39 35 31 30
RH                        44 44 60 72 83 89 75 35 25 26 38 47 59 65 53 24 19 21
Wind dir                  SW SW SE SE SE  N  S SW SW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd                  11 10  4  4  1  0  1 10 16 12  1  1  1  1  1  8 11 10
Clouds                    B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     50          20          10           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  S
Tstms                      C  S


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            46    77      47    74      46    72      45    71
Temp          56   47 73 71 57   48 71 66 55   48 67 66 55   48 66 65
Dewpt         33   32 35 34 38   37 43 46 47   46 50 47 48   46 50 48
PWind dir          SW    SW      SE     S      SE    SE       E     E
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr            0     0       5    70      60    60      30    50
Rain shwrs                           S  L  L    C  C  L  S    C  C  C
Tstms                                   C  C          C  S          C

$$

NMZ218-190600-
Santa Fe-Santa Fe NM
35.62N 106.08W Elev. 6350 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      75          53          79          51          80
Temp                      72 69 62 59 56 54 59 70 75 71 63 58 55 52 59 71 78 72
Dewpt                     59 56 56 53 52 51 54 53 50 51 50 49 48 46 48 44 40 37
RH                        64 63 81 80 86 90 83 55 41 49 62 72 77 80 67 38 26 28
Wind dir                  SW SW  W  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  E  E NE  N  N  W  W  W
Wind spd                   8  6  3  2  2  2  3  5 11  9  2  1  2  4  4  5 11 10
Clouds                    B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     60          30          20          40           0
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.01        0.03        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  C  S                 S  C
Tstms                      C  C  S                 S  C


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            51    78      53    74      51    69      50    71
Temp          58   51 71 71 59   54 68 66 57   54 63 64 56   53 65 65
Dewpt         37   36 43 40 46   49 51 52 52   53 53 54 53   52 53 54
PWind dir           N    SW      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr            0     5       5    70      90    80      60    60
Rain shwrs                           C  L  D    D  D  L  L    L  C  L
Tstms                                   C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ219-190600-
Albuquerque-Bernalillo NM
35.05N 106.61W Elev. 5300 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      78          59          81          57          82
Temp                      75 74 66 63 61 60 64 72 78 76 67 64 60 58 63 74 81 78
Dewpt                     61 57 57 56 55 54 57 57 54 54 54 52 50 48 50 49 43 41
RH                        62 55 73 78 81 81 78 59 43 46 63 65 69 69 62 41 26 27
Wind dir                  SW SW NE  W SE SE SW SW  S  W SE  S  E  E NW  W  W  W
Wind spd                   4  6  3  2  1  1  1  1  3  8  2  1  2  2  1  2  3  5
Clouds                    B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     70          30          30          30           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.01        0.03        0.04           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 L  C  S                 C  C  C
Tstms                      C  C  S                 C  C


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            57    82      59    78      56    72      55    73
Temp          63   57 74 77 64   59 72 71 61   58 66 68 60   57 67 69
Dewpt         40   38 45 41 45   50 52 54 55   56 58 58 56   56 58 57
PWind dir           N     W       E    SE       E    SE       E    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   OV OV B2 B2   OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr            0     0       5    70      80    80      70    60
Rain shwrs                           C  L  D    D  D  L  L    L  L  L
Tstms                                   C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ223-190600-
Clines Corners-Torrance NM
35.01N 105.66W Elev. 7100 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      76          53          78          51          78
Temp                      74 69 60 57 54 53 60 72 77 72 60 57 54 52 59 72 77 72
Dewpt                     52 51 52 51 51 50 52 48 42 41 45 48 47 44 46 36 31 27
RH                        46 53 75 80 90 89 75 42 29 33 58 72 77 74 62 27 18 19
Wind dir                  SW SW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W
Wind spd                  12 12  9  8  8  9  9 13 16 14  9  8  9 10  9 13 16 14
Clouds                    B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          30          20          30           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.01           0        0.07           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 L  C  C                 S  C  C
Tstms                      C  C  S                 S  C


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            51    74      51    70      50    66      49    67
Temp          56   52 68 70 57   52 64 62 54   53 60 60 54   52 62 61
Dewpt         35   38 45 38 48   50 51 51 52   52 53 54 52   51 53 53
PWind dir          NW     E      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 OV OV   OV OV OV B2   OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr            5    10      20    80      90    90      70    60
Rain shwrs                        S  C  D  D    D  D  D  L    L  L  L
Tstms                             S     C  C          C  C          S

$$

NMZ228-190600-
Raton-Colfax NM
36.75N 104.52W Elev. 6300 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      83          50          84          48          81
Temp                      79 73 63 58 53 50 61 79 83 76 63 57 52 49 59 75 80 76
Dewpt                     47 47 48 48 47 46 48 44 35 34 38 39 40 42 45 36 30 31
RH                        32 40 58 69 80 86 62 29 18 22 39 51 63 77 60 24 16 19
Wind dir                  SW SW SW SW  N  N NE SW SW  W  W  N  N  N  N  S  S  S
Wind spd                  14 14  6  4  3  4  2  6 13 14  9  6  8  8  3  4 10 11
Clouds                    B1 SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     30          20          20          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                    S                    S  S                 S  S
Tstms                         S                    S                       S


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            49    76      48    72      48    70      48    71
Temp          55   49 69 71 56   50 67 64 54   50 64 63 54   50 67 65
Dewpt         44   49 47 44 50   50 50 50 52   50 51 50 52   50 50 50
PWind dir          NE    SE       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char          GN    LT      GN    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 OV B1
PoP 12hr           20    10      60    80      80    70      50    50
Rain shwrs          S        C    L  C  D  D    L  L  L  C    C  C  C
Tstms                        C          C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ229-190600-
Las Vegas-San Miguel NM
35.66N 105.14W Elev. 6850 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      77          51          80          48          79
Temp                      72 66 60 57 55 52 60 76 78 70 60 56 53 49 58 73 78 73
Dewpt                     50 49 50 49 48 47 49 42 38 38 43 44 44 42 42 33 31 32
RH                        46 54 69 75 77 83 67 30 24 31 53 64 71 77 55 23 18 22
Wind dir                  SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW SW SW SW
Wind spd                  19 14 12 10  9  6  5 13 20 17 11 10  9  9  6  6 16 14
Clouds                    B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          20          10          20          10
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C  S  S                    S
Tstms                      C  S                       S


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            49    74      50    68      50    65      50    67
Temp          54   49 68 67 56   52 63 60 55   53 60 59 55   52 63 61
Dewpt         35   42 46 42 48   50 51 49 51   52 52 50 52   51 51 50
PWind dir          NW     W      SE    SE       S     S       S     S
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr            5    10      60    90      90    90      70    70
Rain shwrs                        L  L  D  D    D  D  D  L    L  L  L
Tstms                             C     C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ230-190600-
Clayton-Union NM
36.46N 103.15W Elev. 5000 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      89          62          88          58          80
Temp                      87 80 71 67 64 62 69 82 88 83 71 64 61 59 64 74 80 75
Dewpt                     52 52 54 56 55 54 52 49 44 44 45 46 51 53 53 52 46 46
RH                        30 38 55 68 73 75 55 32 22 25 39 52 70 80 67 46 30 36
Wind dir                  SW  S SW SW SW  W NW  N  S  S SW  W  N  N  N NE  E  E
Wind spd                  21 19 16 16 13 12  9  8 12 14 13 11 11 11 11  6  6 12
Clouds                    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                               S  S  S
Heat index                   80
Max heat               81    85                81    85


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            56    74      54    72      56    68      56    73
Temp          59   57 68 71 58   56 67 66 58   57 64 64 58   58 69 67
Dewpt         56   57 56 53 57   56 57 56 58   57 57 56 58   58 57 56
PWind dir          NE     E      SE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW   B1 B2 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr           40    10      70    60      80    70      50    50
Rain shwrs          C        S    L  L  L  D    D  L  L  C    C  C  C
Tstms               S        S    C     C  C          S  S          S

$$

NMZ234-190600-
Tucumcari-Quay NM
35.19N 103.60W Elev. 4050 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      91          64          92          61          88
Temp                      87 80 71 68 66 65 73 87 89 84 73 68 65 62 68 80 86 83
Dewpt                     58 59 60 59 59 59 60 57 52 52 54 55 54 54 56 55 48 46
RH                        38 49 68 73 78 81 64 36 28 33 51 63 68 75 65 42 27 27
Wind dir                  SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW NW  N NE SW SE
Wind spd                  13 12  6  6  6  6  9 11 11 11  8  6  6  4  4  4  1  8
Clouds                    SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     20          30          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C  C  S
Tstms                      S  C  S
Heat index                   81                                        80
Max heat               84    88                86    89                80    84


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            60    81      57    77      57    72      57    76
Temp          65   60 74 77 64   60 72 71 62   59 68 68 62   59 72 70
Dewpt         51   57 60 58 59   60 61 62 60   59 61 63 60   59 61 64
PWind dir           E    NE       E    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC B2 B1 B1   B2 OV OV OV   OV OV OV B2   OV B2 B2
PoP 12hr           10    10      70    80      90    80      80    70
Rain shwrs                   C    L  D  D  D    D  D  D  L    D  L  L
Tstms                        C    C  S  C  C    S     S  S          S

$$

NMZ238-190600-
Roswell-Chaves NM
33.31N 104.51W Elev. 3650 ft
1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

Date             Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun 09/20/26
MDT 3hrly     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      94          66          94          63          95
Temp                      93 87 77 72 69 67 72 85 92 86 76 71 67 64 72 87 93 88
Dewpt                     57 55 59 61 62 61 63 62 55 54 56 56 56 54 56 54 48 47
RH                        30 34 54 68 78 81 73 46 29 34 50 59 68 70 57 32 22 24
Wind dir                   S SW NW  W NW  S  N  S SE SW  S  S  W NW  N  N  N  E
Wind spd                  10 10  6  2  2  1  0  3  4  9  5  3  3  3  3  1  0  6
Clouds                    SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     20          50          20          20           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.12        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S  C  C  C  S           S  S  S
Tstms                      S  C  C  S              S  S
Heat index                                     85
Max heat               86    91    82          85    90    81          85    90


Date               Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
MDT 6hrly     00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18
UTC 6hrly     06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00 06   12 18 00

Min/Max            64    90      64    83      60    78      60    79
Temp          72   65 83 85 70   64 77 76 65   62 72 73 65   61 73 75
Dewpt         48   46 56 50 58   60 63 60 62   61 64 62 61   61 64 62
PWind dir          NW     N      SE    SE       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B2 OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr            5    10      40    70      90    80      80    70
Rain shwrs                   S    C  C  L  D    D  D  L  D    D  L  L
Tstms                        S    S  S  C  C    C  S  C  C          C

$$

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