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National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

NMZ201-012045-
Farmington-San Juan NM
36.76N 108.23W Elev. 5500 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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                      87          62          88          62          88
Temp          64 61 68 80 86 86 77 70 65 62 68 83 88 86 77 71 66 62 67 81 86 85
Dewpt         45 46 49 51 43 40 41 44 44 45 48 49 43 40 42 45 46 45 48 48 43 40
RH            50 58 51 36 22 20 28 39 46 54 49 31 21 20 29 39 48 54 50 32 22 20
Wind dir       E  E  E SE  W  W  N  E  E  E  E  S  W  W  E  E  E  E  E SW  W  W
Wind spd       9  9  8  5  4  5  5  8  9  9  8  4  5  6  5  6  5  5  5  4  6  9
Clouds        FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             80
Max heat               80    84    81          81    84    81          80    83


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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            61    88      61    86      60    84      59    83
Temp          70   61 81 83 69   61 80 82 69   60 78 80 67   59 78 80
Dewpt         44   44 45 42 45   44 47 43 47   47 48 45 47   47 49 45
PWind dir           S     S       S     S      SE    SE       E    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            5     5       5    10      10    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                            S  S    S     S
Tstms                                                 S  S          S

$$

NMZ205-012045-
Gallup-McKinley NM
35.53N 108.78W Elev. 6500 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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                      84          53          84          53          82
Temp          59 54 64 79 83 81 71 64 58 53 64 80 83 80 71 64 58 54 64 78 81 77
Dewpt         46 46 49 45 38 37 40 42 43 44 47 44 40 40 43 43 44 44 48 44 42 43
RH            62 74 58 30 20 21 32 45 57 71 54 28 22 24 36 46 59 69 56 30 25 30
Wind dir      SE  E  S SW NE  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SE NW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W NW
Wind spd       2  2  2  3  5  6  4  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  3  3  2  2  3  6  6  6
Clouds        FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     10           5          20          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  S                    C  C  S
Tstms                                           S  S                    C  C  S


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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            52    82      51    81      50    80      49    80
Temp          62   52 80 75 61   52 76 76 59   51 75 75 60   50 75 77
Dewpt         46   45 44 41 46   45 44 42 46   45 45 44 47   45 45 40
PWind dir          SW    SW      SW    SW       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr           20    40      20    30      20    40      30    30
Rain shwrs     S          C  S          C  S          C  C    S     C
Tstms          S          C  S          C  S          C  C          C

$$

NMZ218-012045-
Santa Fe-Santa Fe NM
35.62N 106.08W Elev. 6350 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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                      81          54          83          55          85
Temp          57 55 63 76 80 77 66 62 58 55 64 78 82 78 67 63 58 56 64 78 83 79
Dewpt         52 51 54 54 48 47 50 49 49 48 50 49 46 45 49 48 48 48 50 48 43 43
RH            83 86 72 46 33 35 56 62 72 77 60 36 28 31 52 58 69 74 60 35 24 28
Wind dir       E NE NE  W  W SE  E SE NE NE  E  W  W  N NE  E  E NE NW NW NW NW
Wind spd       4  4  4  5  5  6  8  5  5  4  3  5  6  8  6  6  5  4  5  9  9  6
Clouds        FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     40          10          20          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C                    S  S  S  S              S  S
Tstms                   C  C                    S  S  S                 S  S
Heat index                80
Max heat                     80                      80                      81


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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            55    85      55    82      53    80      54    80
Temp          63   56 78 78 62   56 77 74 60   54 75 75 60   54 74 76
Dewpt         46   47 47 44 48   47 48 48 50   51 51 47 52   51 52 47
PWind dir           E    SW       E     W       E     S      SE     W
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC B1 B2   SC SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr           10    20      10    40      30    50      40    40
Rain shwrs                S             C  C          C  C    S  S  C
Tstms                     S             C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ219-012045-
Albuquerque-Bernalillo NM
35.05N 106.61W Elev. 5300 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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                      86          62          88          62          90
Temp          65 61 68 81 86 82 73 68 65 62 69 82 88 84 74 70 66 63 69 83 89 84
Dewpt         55 55 57 56 51 49 51 51 51 51 53 52 48 44 47 48 48 49 51 49 46 43
RH            70 81 68 42 30 32 46 54 60 67 57 35 25 25 38 45 52 60 53 31 23 24
Wind dir       E NE  N SW  W SE  E  E  E  E  S SW SW  S NE  E  E SE  W  W  W  W
Wind spd       5  4  2  2  5 11 11  8  6  4  2  2  4  8 12  6  4  3  2  4  5  6
Clouds        FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     30          10          10          10          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  C                                            S  S  S
Tstms                   S  C                                            S  S  S
Heat index             81
Max heat               81    84                81    85    80          81    85


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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            63    88      63    88      60    85      61    85
Temp          70   63 82 84 70   63 82 81 67   61 79 80 67   61 79 81
Dewpt         48   50 49 43 49   50 49 47 51   53 53 49 52   54 53 48
PWind dir           S    SW      SW    SW       E     S       S    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr           20    20      20    30      40    40      40    30
Rain shwrs     S          S  S          C  C          C  C    S  S  C
Tstms          S          S  S          C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ223-012045-
Clines Corners-Torrance NM
35.01N 105.66W Elev. 7100 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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          77          54          80
Temp          55 54 62 72 73 69 61 57 55 54 64 74 77 74 63 59 56 55 64 76 80 76
Dewpt         52 51 55 50 48 49 51 50 48 47 49 47 43 43 47 47 46 44 47 44 41 41
RH            90 90 78 46 41 49 70 77 77 77 58 38 30 33 56 64 69 66 54 32 25 28
Wind dir       E  E SW  W  S SE SE NW  N NE  E SW  S  S  E  E SW  W  W NW NW NW
Wind spd       3  3  3  5  5  8  5  3  3  4  3  4  5  6  5  5  5  6 10 13 10  8
Clouds        SC FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     40          20          10          10          20
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S                                         S  S
Tstms                   C  C  S                                         S  S


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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            54    79      54    76      52    75      52    74
Temp          59   55 75 74 60   55 73 70 56   52 70 70 57   53 70 70
Dewpt         46   45 45 43 47   45 46 46 51   50 50 48 52   50 51 47
PWind dir           N     W       W     N       E     S      SW     W
Wind char          LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr           10    20      10    30      30    40      40    40
Rain shwrs                S             C  C    S     C  C    S     C
Tstms                     S             C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ228-012045-
Raton-Colfax NM
36.75N 104.52W Elev. 6300 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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                      79          48          80          49          82
Temp          52 49 61 75 77 74 61 55 51 48 60 76 79 72 59 55 51 49 61 79 81 77
Dewpt         48 48 52 50 47 46 46 44 44 43 47 47 46 48 51 50 49 47 51 45 40 42
RH            86 96 72 41 35 37 58 66 77 83 62 36 31 42 75 83 93 93 70 30 23 29
Wind dir       N NE  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N SW  S SE  S  S  W  W NW NW  N  N NE
Wind spd       2  3  2  3  5  8  3  4  3  3  2  4  5  6  4  4  3  4  3  6  9  6
Clouds        FW FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     30           5          20          10          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  C                    S  S
Tstms                   S  C                    S  S


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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    81      50    77      49    77      49    78
Temp          57   49 76 75 57   50 73 69 54   49 73 71 55   50 73 71
Dewpt         44   45 47 45 47   45 48 49 49   49 52 50 50   49 51 50
PWind dir           N    SW       W    NE       S     S       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1   SC FW SC B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr            5    20       5    50      30    50      30    40
Rain shwrs                S             C  C          C  C          C
Tstms                     S             C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ229-012045-
Las Vegas-San Miguel NM
35.66N 105.14W Elev. 6850 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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          49          77          51          81
Temp          53 50 60 72 72 67 59 55 52 50 60 74 76 69 59 56 54 51 62 77 80 73
Dewpt         50 48 52 52 50 50 50 48 47 46 50 49 48 50 51 50 48 46 49 44 42 45
RH            89 93 75 49 46 54 72 77 83 86 69 41 37 51 75 80 80 83 62 31 26 37
Wind dir       N NW  W SW SW  W  N  N  N  N  N  S SW SE  N NW  W  W  W NW NE  N
Wind spd       4  4  3  4  5  6  5  5  5  5  3  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  8  5  5
Clouds        FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     50          10          30          20          20
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0        0.04        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C                    C  C  S  S              S  S
Tstms                   C  C                    C  C  S  S              S  S


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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            50    80      51    76      49    75      50    75
Temp          57   51 75 71 57   52 74 65 54   50 70 67 55   51 71 69
Dewpt         45   45 47 47 46   45 48 49 50   49 51 51 51   49 51 49
PWind dir           N    SW       W    NE      NW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1   B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   B1 SC B2 B1   B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr           10    30      10    50      40    60      40    50
Rain shwrs                C             C  C    S     L  C    S     C
Tstms                     C             C  C          C  C          C

$$

NMZ230-012045-
Clayton-Union NM
36.46N 103.15W Elev. 5000 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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                      84          54          83          57          88
Temp          58 57 69 80 83 81 66 60 56 55 66 79 83 80 66 61 59 58 69 83 87 83
Dewpt         52 52 55 49 47 46 49 50 51 51 52 49 47 46 53 53 52 52 54 51 47 45
RH            80 83 61 34 28 29 54 69 83 86 61 35 28 30 63 75 78 80 59 33 25 26
Wind dir       W  W  W  N NE NE NE NE  N NW NW  E  E  E SW SW  W  W  W NW  N NE
Wind spd       5  8  6  5  6  9  5  5  5  5  4  5  6  8  5  6  6  9  8  6  9 10
Clouds        FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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            55    84      59    79      54    80      57    82
Temp          62   55 77 79 63   59 75 74 57   54 74 76 60   58 76 76
Dewpt         51   53 55 50 52   50 51 50 54   53 55 53 56   55 56 55
PWind dir          NE    SW      SW    NE      SE     S       S    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr           10     5      10    20      30    20      30    20
Rain shwrs                              S  C    S     S  C    S     S
Tstms                                   S  C          S  C          S

$$

NMZ234-012045-
Tucumcari-Quay NM
35.19N 103.60W Elev. 4050 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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                      84          55          84          57          89
Temp          61 59 66 80 84 81 68 63 60 57 64 78 83 81 68 63 60 57 67 84 88 84
Dewpt         58 58 60 59 55 55 57 56 56 55 58 57 54 52 54 53 54 53 56 54 52 52
RH            90 96 81 49 37 41 68 78 87 93 81 48 37 37 61 70 81 86 68 36 29 33
Wind dir      NW  W  W  W  S NE  E NE  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  S SW SW SW  W  W SW
Wind spd       2  3  3  3  2  4  3  2  3  4  2  2  2  4  4  4  4  4  5  9  6  5
Clouds        SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     10          10           0          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S
Tstms                                                                         S
Heat index             80    81
Max heat               80    83                      82                83    86


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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    85      59    84      55    82      57    83
Temp          64   57 78 82 65   60 80 78 62   56 75 79 62   60 77 78
Dewpt         54   55 57 54 53   53 55 56 56   56 58 57 57   57 58 58
PWind dir           E     E      SW     N       E     S       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr           20     5      10    10      40    20      40    20
Rain shwrs     S                           C    C  S  S  C    C     S
Tstms          S                           C          S  C          S

$$

NMZ238-012045-
Roswell-Chaves NM
33.31N 104.51W Elev. 3650 ft
1204 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025

Date             Mon 09/01/25            Tue 09/02/25            Wed 09/03/25
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          63          91          62          94
Temp          67 64 70 81 86 86 77 72 66 63 70 85 90 89 78 72 65 62 70 87 93 91
Dewpt         63 63 64 63 58 56 56 56 57 56 58 57 54 51 51 51 52 52 54 53 49 48
RH            87 97 81 54 39 36 48 57 73 78 66 39 30 27 39 48 63 70 57 31 22 23
Wind dir       W  N  N SE SE SE SW  W  W NW  N  N NE  E SE  S SW  W  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       2  2  2  2  4  5  3  3  2  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  2  3  4  5  8  9
Clouds        B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     10          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             82 86
Max heat               82    87    84          84    88    83          85    90


Date               Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25  Sun 09/07/25
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            63    93      64    95      63    88      63    88
Temp          75   64 87 90 75   65 89 91 74   64 82 85 72   63 81 84
Dewpt         49   52 53 50 50   51 51 48 52   55 57 56 56   57 58 57
PWind dir          SW     N      SW     S       W     E       S     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr            5     5       5    10      20    20      30    20
Rain shwrs                                      S  S  S  C    C  S  S
Tstms                                                 S  C    S     S

$$

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