281  
FNUS75 KABQ 241216  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ENCHANTED FOREST PILES RX...USFS CARSON NF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
516 AM MST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE LETTING UP THIS  
EVENING. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH  
SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES TURN INCREDIBLY COLD TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY  
MORNING, AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING, WHEN LOWS  
FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW ZERO. EVEN DAY TIME HIGHS WILL BE RATHER  
COLD IN THE 20S TODAY, AND 10S SUNDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-24.  
MIN HUMIDITY........84-88 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15256 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/42500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2-6.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/9000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/5190 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-19.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 16 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/87000 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/34119 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/85500 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...24  
REQUESTED BY...KURT STETZER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600775.3/ABQ  
.DELDT 01/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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