237  
FNUS75 KABQ 241532  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUGHES CANYON...NM STATE FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
932 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE AREA BETWEEN 2PM  
AND 5PM THEN DRIFT ERRATICALLY SOUTH AND WEST ON CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW  
BOUNDARIES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A DIRECT HIT WILL PRODUCE  
STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE HIGHER  
THAN SHOWN IF RAIN FALLS AT THE SITE TODAY. THERE ARE LOWER CHANCES  
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. HOWEVER, IF A STORM DOES  
POP UP OVER THE AREA EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-100.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/58951 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/31360 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
FAIR/58951 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-69.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78-81 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND  
POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/90010 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26894 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/90010 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...IC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618132.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 07/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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