690
FNUS75 KABQ 201200
FWSABQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMONTE FIRE...NM FAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DAILY ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST EACH AFTERNOON
AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS IS
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY. THE MOST LIKELY RAIN AMOUNT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING WILL BE AROUND 0.40", BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 1 INCH
WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WET MICROBURSTS WITH ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/46284 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32733 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
POOR/32000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/56889 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/35259 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND
FAIR/44000 KNOT-FT BY MID AFTERNOON.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS
FORECASTER...44
REQUESTED BY...RUBEN PEDRAZA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620059.0/ABQ
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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