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FXUS65 KABQ 312344 AAA
AFDABQ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 543 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
- STORMS WITH LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS WILL FAVOR
LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT,
THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE WHILE SPREADING TO MORE OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY.
- THERE WILL BE A LOW-TO-MODERATE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING BELOW
RUIDOSO-AREA BURN SCARS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RISK OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL SPREAD TO MORE OF THE
AREA ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
- ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THE RISK OF HEAT-
RELATED ILLNESSES ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1230 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
A RICH PLUME OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD. STORMS WILL MOVE SWIFTLY TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST AROUND 20-45 MPH, BUT THERE WILL BE A LOW RISK OF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WHERE CELLS MANAGE TO
TRAIN. THERE WILL THEN BE A DOWNTICK IN THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AS THE WEAKENING MOISTURE PLUME TILTS
EASTWARD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA, AND DRIER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE
FORECAST AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THERE WILL THEN BE ANOTHER
DOWNTICK IN STORM COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
CROSSING THE GREAT BASIN CONTINUES TO STEER DRIER AIR OVER THE
NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. AS A RESULT, HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND UPWARD OVER WESTERN AREAS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS WILL COOL SOME TUESDAY, THEN
BEGIN TO REBOUND WEDNESDAY.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 1230 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
AFTER PWATS BOTTOM OUT OVER NORTHWEST AREAS AROUND 0.50-0.75" ON
WEDNESDAY, THEY WILL REBOUND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A
SURGE OF MONSOON MOISTURE WORKS ITS WAY NORTHWARD OVER AZ AND
WESTERN NM. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER WESTERN AREAS, AND
PROBABLY ALSO OVER THE RUIDOSO AREA SCARS, AS PWATS CLIMB AROUND
1.10-1.30" ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. MODELS VARY ON HOW WELL THE
MONSOON MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER WESTERN AREAS ON SUNDAY, WITH
SOME SUGGESTING AN ENE TO WSW RIDGE AXIS OVER SOUTHERN NM WILL
SHIFT THE MOISTURE PLUME WESTWARD OVER AZ. AFTER CONTINUED WARMING
THURSDAY, THE INCREASED MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CAUSE HIGH
TEMPERATURES TO TREND DOWNWARD AT THE END OF THE WEEK.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 543 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
THIS EVENING, WITH SHOWERS EXTENDING AS FAR WEST AS THE AZ/NM
BORDER. BRIEF MVFR/IFR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY WITH ANY DIRECT
IMPACT TO TERMINALS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. ENHANCED OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO
35KTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT CENTRAL TAF SITES
(KABQ/KAEG/KSAF) THROUGH 03-04Z. SHOWERS LOOK POISED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST 06Z ACROSS CENTRAL NM, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
PERSISTING THROUGH AT LATE AS 12Z ACROSS NORTHERN NM. MVFR CEILINGS
ARE A HIGHER CONCERN ACROSS MOUNTAIN AREAS THROUGH THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA AFTER 18Z TOMORROW. OUTSIDE OF THE USUAL CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN THUNDERSTORMS, OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS MAY
PUSH TOWARDS KROW NEAR THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1230 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2026
SINCE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT FOR THE NEXT
WEEK, ERRATIC THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN
FIRE WEATHER CONCERN EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ERRATIC WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH THIS
EVENING, THEN THE RISK OF WET MICROBURSTS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
FARMINGTON...................... 58 84 58 86 / 30 0 0 0
DULCE........................... 47 84 44 84 / 60 5 0 0
CUBA............................ 54 82 54 84 / 70 10 10 5
GALLUP.......................... 49 82 50 84 / 20 20 10 0
EL MORRO........................ 50 80 50 81 / 30 20 20 5
GRANTS.......................... 53 83 53 85 / 50 20 10 5
QUEMADO......................... 54 80 54 82 / 50 30 20 10
MAGDALENA....................... 59 83 59 84 / 30 50 20 30
DATIL........................... 54 79 54 81 / 40 30 20 20
RESERVE......................... 53 88 52 89 / 40 20 20 10
GLENWOOD........................ 57 93 57 94 / 30 20 20 5
CHAMA........................... 49 77 48 78 / 80 10 0 5
LOS ALAMOS...................... 59 81 59 83 / 70 30 20 5
PECOS........................... 56 84 56 86 / 60 20 20 10
CERRO/QUESTA.................... 53 81 52 82 / 70 20 10 5
RED RIVER....................... 46 72 44 73 / 60 20 10 10
ANGEL FIRE...................... 39 78 37 79 / 60 20 10 20
TAOS............................ 52 84 51 86 / 70 20 10 5
MORA............................ 52 81 50 84 / 50 30 20 20
ESPANOLA........................ 59 89 57 90 / 70 30 20 0
SANTA FE........................ 60 84 61 86 / 60 20 20 5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 58 87 58 88 / 60 20 20 0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 66 92 67 93 / 50 20 10 0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 64 91 65 93 / 40 20 10 0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 63 93 63 95 / 40 20 10 0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 66 91 67 93 / 40 20 10 0
BELEN........................... 62 93 62 94 / 30 20 10 5
BERNALILLO...................... 65 92 65 94 / 50 20 10 0
BOSQUE FARMS.................... 61 93 61 94 / 40 20 10 0
CORRALES........................ 65 93 65 94 / 50 20 10 0
LOS LUNAS....................... 63 93 63 94 / 40 20 10 0
PLACITAS........................ 64 89 65 91 / 50 20 10 0
RIO RANCHO...................... 65 92 66 93 / 40 20 10 0
SOCORRO......................... 67 95 67 96 / 30 30 20 10
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 57 86 59 87 / 60 20 20 0
TIJERAS......................... 59 86 61 87 / 50 20 20 0
EDGEWOOD........................ 56 88 57 89 / 40 20 20 0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 55 89 54 90 / 30 20 20 5
CLINES CORNERS.................. 58 86 58 86 / 20 20 20 5
MOUNTAINAIR..................... 56 87 57 88 / 40 20 20 5
GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 57 87 58 88 / 30 20 20 5
CARRIZOZO....................... 63 90 64 91 / 20 20 20 20
RUIDOSO......................... 57 83 58 84 / 30 50 20 30
CAPULIN......................... 57 84 55 86 / 20 40 20 10
RATON........................... 54 86 51 89 / 30 50 10 10
SPRINGER........................ 55 89 52 91 / 30 50 20 10
LAS VEGAS....................... 57 85 54 87 / 20 20 20 10
CLAYTON......................... 66 92 66 94 / 5 10 20 5
ROY............................. 62 88 59 90 / 10 30 20 5
CONCHAS......................... 68 97 66 98 / 5 20 20 0
SANTA ROSA...................... 66 92 64 93 / 10 30 20 5
TUCUMCARI....................... 69 97 68 98 / 0 10 20 0
CLOVIS.......................... 67 96 68 98 / 0 10 10 0
PORTALES........................ 68 97 68 99 / 0 10 10 5
FORT SUMNER..................... 68 97 68 98 / 0 20 10 5
ROSWELL......................... 71 99 71 100 / 0 10 10 5
PICACHO......................... 62 93 63 94 / 20 50 20 30
ELK............................. 59 90 60 91 / 20 50 20 40
ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...44
LONG TERM....44
AVIATION...77
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