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National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

NMZ201-220600-
Farmington-San Juan NM
36.76N 108.23W Elev. 5500 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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          56          80          56          68
Temp                      77 74 64 60 58 56 62 76 78 70 62 60 59 57 59 66 67 64
Dewpt                     38 40 39 39 39 40 46 49 47 50 52 52 52 52 54 55 55 55
RH                        24 29 40 46 49 55 56 39 33 49 70 75 78 83 83 68 65 73
Wind dir                  SW  S  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SE  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E
Wind spd                   3  4  4  8  8  9 10 11 10 11 14 14 12 11 10  9  8  9
Clouds                    B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          40          60          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.04        0.21
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  C  L  C  L  L  L  L  L  L  C
Tstms                                           S  C  C  S              S  S


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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            52    72      53    73      52    74      53    74
Temp          57   53 67 68 58   54 68 68 57   53 70 70 58   54 71 69
Dewpt         53   50 54 53 52   49 54 51 48   44 51 47 45   42 49 49
PWind dir           E     E       E    SE      NE    SE      NE    SE
Wind char          LT    LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 SC FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           50    30      50    40      10     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  C  C    C  C
Tstms                     C  C    S

$$

NMZ205-220600-
Gallup-McKinley NM
35.53N 108.78W Elev. 6500 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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                      74          49          76          50          66
Temp                      74 71 63 57 53 49 58 74 73 64 59 57 54 52 55 62 64 61
Dewpt                     37 37 40 41 41 40 42 43 44 48 49 50 50 50 52 53 53 52
RH                        26 29 43 55 64 71 55 33 35 56 69 77 86 93 90 72 67 72
Wind dir                  SW SW SE  E  E SE SE  S SW  S  S SE  S  E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd                   9  8  2  2  2  3  2 13 14 13 10  6  3  2  2  4  9 10
Clouds                    B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          60          60          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.10        0.17        0.25
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      C  L  C  C  L  L  D  D  L  L  C
Tstms                                           C  C  S                 C  C  S


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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            47    71      46    71      47    73      48    72
Temp          53   47 66 65 53   47 67 66 54   47 70 69 55   49 70 67
Dewpt         50   46 51 48 49   46 50 44 44   42 43 40 43   42 44 43
PWind dir          NE    NE      SE     W       S    SW       S    SW
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW SC FW SC   SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr           50    30      40    30      10     5       5    20
Rain shwrs     C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C                           S
Tstms          S          C  C          C                           S

$$

NMZ218-220600-
Santa Fe-Santa Fe NM
35.62N 106.08W Elev. 6350 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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          55          75          54          65
Temp                      78 75 63 59 57 55 58 71 72 65 60 56 55 54 55 61 63 61
Dewpt                     36 36 38 47 52 52 54 52 52 53 53 54 54 54 55 56 58 57
RH                        22 24 39 64 83 90 86 51 49 65 78 93 96100100 84 84 87
Wind dir                  SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E
Wind spd                   9  8 13 17 16 16 19 13 13 12  9  9 10 11 10  6  8  9
Clouds                    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0          10          50          80         100
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.20        0.47        0.86
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      C  C  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
Tstms                                           C  C  C  S     S  S  S  C  C  C


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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            52    69      52    70      52    73      52    74
Temp          55   52 64 65 56   52 65 66 56   52 68 69 56   52 70 69
Dewpt         54   52 55 56 53   52 55 54 52   51 52 51 49   48 50 51
PWind dir           E    SE      SE    SW       S    NW      NE    NW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           80    60      70    60      20     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     D    L  C  L  L    L  L  C  S    S
Tstms          C          C  C          C  S

$$

NMZ219-220600-
Albuquerque-Bernalillo NM
35.05N 106.61W Elev. 5300 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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                      81          59          78          58          67
Temp                      81 80 68 65 62 60 64 75 75 70 64 61 59 59 60 64 66 64
Dewpt                     40 38 41 44 49 52 55 53 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 61
RH                        23 22 37 46 62 75 73 46 46 57 73 84 93 96 96 87 87 90
Wind dir                  SW SW  E  E  E  E  E  S SE SE  E  E  E SE  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                   3  5 16 21 21 17  4  5 10 11  4  4  3  4  4  4  6  9
Clouds                    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           5          60          90          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.15        0.30        0.51
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      C  L  L  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
Tstms                                           C  C  C  S  S  S     S  C  C  C


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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    72      57    73      57    75      57    76
Temp          59   57 67 69 59   57 67 70 60   57 69 73 61   57 71 73
Dewpt         57   57 59 59 56   56 59 57 55   55 57 54 51   51 56 55
PWind dir          NE     S      SE     S       S    SW      SE     S
Wind char          LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   OV OV B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           80    50      70    60      30     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     D    L  C  C  L    L  L  C  C    S
Tstms          C          C  C          C  S

$$

NMZ223-220600-
Clines Corners-Torrance NM
35.01N 105.66W Elev. 7100 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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          71          52          62
Temp                      73 72 61 57 54 53 56 66 67 61 56 55 53 53 55 58 60 57
Dewpt                     34 33 38 49 52 53 54 53 50 50 53 53 53 53 54 56 55 55
RH                        24 24 42 75 93100 93 63 54 67 90 93100100 96 93 84 93
Wind dir                   S SW  E  E  E  E  E SE  S  S  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SE
Wind spd                   8  9 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 12
Clouds                    SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0          20          60          90         100
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.20        0.39        0.78
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S  S  S  C  L  L  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
Tstms                                           C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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    66      51    68      50    72      52    73
Temp          54   52 62 62 54   51 64 64 54   52 69 68 56   52 70 67
Dewpt         53   52 54 53 52   51 54 51 51   50 49 45 48   47 46 45
PWind dir          SE     S       S    SW       W     W       W     W
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 SC   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           80    70      70    60      20     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     D    L  L  L  L    L  L  L  S
Tstms          C          C  C          C  S

$$

NMZ228-220600-
Raton-Colfax NM
36.75N 104.52W Elev. 6300 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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          52          75          51          66
Temp                      77 73 61 57 54 53 57 69 73 66 59 56 53 53 56 62 65 61
Dewpt                     40 43 49 52 53 53 55 52 49 50 53 54 53 53 55 53 53 54
RH                        26 34 65 83 96100 93 55 43 56 80 93100100 96 72 65 78
Wind dir                   S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                  11 13 10  9  9  9 13 16 20 18 16 17 16 11 13 12 13 12
Clouds                    B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10          20          30          60          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.18        0.48
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S        S  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  D  D  D
Tstms                                           S  C  C  S              C  C  C


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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    68      49    73      47    80      48    80
Temp          56   52 64 65 55   50 67 69 54   48 75 74 56   49 76 73
Dewpt         54   51 52 53 53   50 51 50 50   47 45 44 45   44 45 45
PWind dir           S     S       S     S      SW     E       N    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           90    70      60    40      10     5      10    10
Rain shwrs     D    D  L  L  L    C  C  C
Tstms          C    S     C  C          C

$$

NMZ229-220600-
Las Vegas-San Miguel NM
35.66N 105.14W Elev. 6850 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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          52          70          52          62
Temp                      73 69 59 55 55 54 56 65 68 61 56 55 56 54 55 58 61 58
Dewpt                     39 40 47 51 52 53 54 53 52 51 52 53 54 54 54 55 55 52
RH                        29 35 64 86 90 96 93 65 57 70 86 93 93100 96 90 81 80
Wind dir                   S  S SE SE SE  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                  13 13 10  6  5  6  5 12 14 12  9  8  5  5  9 13 13 12
Clouds                    SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5          20          50          90         100
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.10        0.61        1.13
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S  S  C  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
Tstms                                           C  C  C  C  S  S     S  C  C  C


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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            52    66      51    69      48    75      50    75
Temp          55   53 62 61 55   52 65 63 53   49 72 69 54   51 73 68
Dewpt         53   52 54 52 52   52 53 50 49   47 44 45 46   45 43 45
PWind dir           S     S      SW    SW       W    SW      NW    SW
Wind char          GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           80    70      70    50      20    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     D    D  L  L  L    L  C  C  S                        S
Tstms          C    S     C  C          C  S                        S

$$

NMZ230-220600-
Clayton-Union NM
36.46N 103.15W Elev. 5000 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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                      72          56          76          57          71
Temp                      71 69 62 58 58 58 61 69 75 70 62 60 60 59 62 66 70 66
Dewpt                     55 54 55 57 57 58 59 58 56 56 58 59 59 59 60 59 58 58
RH                        57 59 78 96 96100 93 68 52 61 87 96 96100 93 78 66 75
Wind dir                   E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                   9 12  8  5  6  8 11 16 17 18 14 13 13 11 14 18 19 17
Clouds                    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10          20          20          60          90
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.02        0.11        0.40
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S  S  S     S  C  C  L  L  L  L  D  D  D
Tstms                                              S  C  S  S  S     S  C  C  C


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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    72      56    74      57    82      57    81
Temp          58   60 67 67 59   57 69 70 60   57 77 77 60   57 77 75
Dewpt         58   59 60 58 59   57 59 57 58   56 53 51 55   52 54 52
PWind dir           S     S      SW    SW      SW    NW      SW    SE
Wind char          GN    BZ      GN    BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   OV B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           80    70      60    40      20     5      10    10
Rain shwrs     D    D  L  L  C    L  C  S  S
Tstms          C    S     C  S          S  S

$$

NMZ234-220600-
Tucumcari-Quay NM
35.19N 103.60W Elev. 4050 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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                      81          60          81          61          76
Temp                      80 78 68 65 62 61 66 76 78 72 66 64 63 62 66 72 75 71
Dewpt                     58 58 60 60 60 60 61 61 61 62 62 61 61 62 62 62 64 63
RH                        47 50 76 84 93 97 84 60 56 71 87 90 93100 87 71 69 76
Wind dir                  NE  E  E  E NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                  10 11 11  6  4  6  4  6  9 14  8  4  3  4  6 13 14 11
Clouds                    B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10          20          30          70          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.06        0.25        0.43
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S  S  C  S  C  C  C  L  L  D  D  D  D  D
Tstms                               S  S  S     S  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  C  C  C
Heat index                80
Max heat                     81                      81


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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    75      58    76      60    85      59    85
Temp          64   61 72 71 63   60 72 73 65   61 80 80 67   60 81 79
Dewpt         61   61 63 65 61   60 63 64 61   60 60 61 59   58 59 60
PWind dir           S     S       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   OV OV B2 B2   OV B2 B1 B1   SC SC FW FW   SC SC FW
PoP 12hr           90    80      80    60      30    10      10    10
Rain shwrs     D    D  D  L  L    D  L  C  C    S
Tstms          C    S  S  C  C    S     S  S

$$

NMZ238-220600-
Roswell-Chaves NM
33.31N 104.51W Elev. 3650 ft
1231 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date             Mon 09/21/26            Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26
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                      92          65          85          63          77
Temp                      91 89 78 73 69 66 71 80 84 79 69 67 65 65 68 73 76 73
Dewpt                     45 41 48 56 58 59 63 62 60 59 62 62 63 62 64 65 64 63
RH                        20 19 35 55 68 78 76 54 44 50 78 84 93 90 87 76 66 71
Wind dir                   N  E  E SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE
Wind spd                   0  5 11  9  6  6  6 10 13 13  9  4  5  6 11 14 14 11
Clouds                    FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0          10          40          80          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.05        0.47        0.44
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                S  S  C  C  L  L  D  D  L  L  D  D  L
Tstms                                           S  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  C  C  C
Heat index                                     81 84 80
Max heat               83    88    82          81    84


Date               Thu 09/24/26  Fri 09/25/26  Sat 09/26/26  Sun 09/27/26
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            63    77      62    79      61    84      63    87
Temp          66   63 73 75 66   63 74 76 66   62 78 82 69   63 82 83
Dewpt         63   62 65 64 63   62 66 64 62   61 64 62 61   59 63 60
PWind dir          SE     S       S     S       S     S      SW    SW
Wind char          LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV   OV B2 B2 B1   OV OV B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC
PoP 12hr           80    70      80    70      40    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     L    D  L  L  C    D  L  C  C    C                   S
Tstms          C    S  S  C  C    C     C  C                        S

$$

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