459  
FNUS75 KABQ 231237  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAN ANTONIO...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
537 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A LIGHT SOUTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TODAY AND SHOULD BE ENOUGH  
TO CREATE BRIEFLY FAIR VENTILATION IN THE AFTERNOON DESPITE THE  
LOWERING CLOUD BASES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON,  
BECOMING HEAVIER AND MORE PERSISTENT OVERNIGHT. THE AREA WILL  
LIKELY RECEIVE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND  
SUNDAY MORNING.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/49000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12441 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/49000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-23.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/5000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-31.  
MIN HUMIDITY........89-93 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/27500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/8025 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/27500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...16  
REQUESTED BY...MARK ATWOOD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600844.1/ABQ  
.DELDT 01/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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