387  
FNUS75 KABQ 181604  
FWSABQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1004 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH HUMIDITY AND GOOD CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINFALL WILL PERSIST  
THROUGH TODAY, THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT GOING INTO SATURDAY.  
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST, EXCEPT  
FOR STRONG AND ERRATIC GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND  
STORMS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.  
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 KNOTS.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 50S.    
THURSDAY
 
 
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 50S.  
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS GRAPHICS, PLEASE VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/FORECASTS-FIREWEATHER-DSS  
 
FORECASTER...11  
REQUESTED BY...SITL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621861.6/ABQ  
.DELDT 09/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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