737  
FNUS75 KABQ 242141  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANCO RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
241 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A NORTHWEST BREEZE WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON, SHIFT OUT OF THE  
NORTH TOWARD SUNSET, THEN WEAKEN DURING LATE EVENING. NORTHWEST WIND  
GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH ARE FORECAST BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE  
HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO BRIEFLY CLIMB ON WEDNESDAY. WEAKER WINDS ARE  
FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE  
CROSSES FROM THE WEST. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL VARY AROUND 12 DEGREES  
ABOVE THE 30-YEAR AVERAGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK, THEN  
CLIMB AROUND 17 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/115000 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15815 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY  
GOOD/115000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE AFTER 10 PM.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/145023 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/51948 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND VERY  
GOOD/143000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 7 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...44  
REQUESTED BY...RIAN REAM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603832.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 02/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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