554  
FNUS75 KABQ 071435  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAYADO MESA...VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
835 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL FAVOR THE RIDGELINE OF THE  
SANGRE DE CRISTO MTS BY THE 1PM TO 2PM MDT HOUR, WITH STORMS  
DRIFTING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE FIRE LOCATION BETWEEN 3PM TO 6PM  
MDT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE PRODUCING  
STRONG AND ERRATIC GUSTS AND HAIL. SATURDAY SEES LOWER THUNDERSTORM  
ACTIVITY. TEMPERATURES TREND DOWN A FEW DEGREES WITH IMPROVING  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/79195 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42878 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/74094 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/94593 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/25089 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/94593 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...24  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HANSEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619143.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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