130  
FNUS75 KABQ 251453  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCAULEY SPRINGS...LOCAL EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
853 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MOISTURE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT AND THERE HAVE EVEN  
BEEN SOME LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE AREA THIS MORNING. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD STORMS THIS  
AFTERNOON. MOST LIKELY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE IN THE  
0.1 TO 0.2 INCH RANGE, BUT THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF UP  
TO 0.5 INCH. BETWEEN 3PM AND 7PM, STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW  
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WILL BE A CONCERN WITH ANY STORMS  
THAT DEVELOP. FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD  
STORMS AND POTENTIALLY STRONG OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS.  
 
DRIER AND WINDIER WEATHER (SOUTHWEST WINDS) IS FORECAST FOR  
THIS WEEKEND, WITH MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING,  
BECOMING 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/225605 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/182740 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/171000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH  
AFTER AROUND 10PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING,  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO  
9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/195990 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/137067 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
EXCELLENT/178500 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...DAN HEERDING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2616200.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 06/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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