230  
FNUS75 KABQ 241404  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOSSOM...ALBUQUERQUE INTERAGENCY DISPATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
804 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN BETWEEN  
NOON AND 1PM TODAY THEN MOVE ERRATICALLY SOUTH AND EASTWARD INTO THE  
AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL  
OCCUR WITH A DIRECT HIT. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE HIGHER  
THAN SHOWN IF RAIN IMPACTS THE AREA TODAY. THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS  
AND STORMS WILL OCCUR LATER SATURDAY UNTIL CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW  
BOUNDARIES COLLIDE AND PROMPT MORE STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE  
EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AND TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS AROUND 5  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33264 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
POOR/22667 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN ISOLATED  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. PARTIAL CLEARING OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE  
AND TERRAIN DOMINATED AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/27000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/74452 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/14244 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/74452 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...42  
REQUESTED BY...AYDA GRIFFIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618049.1/ABQ  
.DELDT 07/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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