802  
FNUS75 KABQ 241434  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TEMPELTON CANYON...NEW MEXICO FORESTRY DIV. N2S  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
834 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN  
BETWEEN 2PM AND 3PM THEN DRIFT ERRATICALLY EASTWARD TOWARD THE AREA  
THROUGH THE EVENING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND MODERATE RAIN ARE LIKELY  
IF A DIRECT HIT WERE TO OCCUR. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES MAY BE  
HIGHER THAN SHOWN IF RAIN DOES FALL AT THE SITE. THERE IS A LOWER  
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH STORM MOTIONS  
MORE TOWARD THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE AREA.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE  
LATE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT AT 1200 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/54489 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/48000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLEAR OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/24000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/87733 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44052 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/87733 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...JUSTIN WILLIAMS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618127.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 07/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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