397  
FNUS75 KABQ 211204  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMONTE FIRE...NM FAD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
604 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED ACTIVITY WILL  
THEN RETURN TO THE AREA EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY AND  
MONDAY AS THE HUMIDITY TRENDS DOWNWARD. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS  
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALIZED, BRIEF, AND  
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 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.......13000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/18593 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/60000 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......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73-77 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY EVENING AND POOR/0  
KNOT-FT BY LATE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/85067 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.  
VENTILATION TREND...POOR/29331 KNOT-FT AROUND MID MORNING AND  
GOOD/84000 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 2620143.0/ABQ  
.DELDT 08/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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