507 FNUS55 KABQ 241345 FWFABQ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North and Central New Mexico National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .DISCUSSION... Up to 5 additional inches of snow in the northern mountains today. Otherwise a light mix of rain and snow will favor northern areas today, except for a few thunderstorms across the northeast. Breezy to windy today with the strongest gusts near 50 mph along and east of the central mountains. Warmer, drier, and less windy through mid week. Another storm system will bring a chance of widespread wintry precipitation Thursday night through Saturday. NMZ101-242200- Northwest Plateau- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy with widespread rain and snow showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with scattered rain and snow showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....44-49. * 24 hr Trend......Down 13 degrees. * Min Humidity........32-42 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 3 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low decreasing to 2 very low in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.....21-25. * 24 hr Trend......Down 11 degrees. * Max Humidity........62-82 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 9 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 25 mph in the evening becoming terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.....46-51. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........21-31 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 14 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 47 to 52. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 21 to 31 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 41 to 46. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers. Highs 42 to 47. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 25 to 35 percent. $$ NMZ102-242200- North Central Mountains- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain and snow showers. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....31-36. * Below 8000 ft....41-46. * 24 hr Trend......Down 9 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....55-65 pct. * Below 8000 ft....42-52 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 10 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low decreasing to 2 very low in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....16-21. * Below 8000 ft....18-23. * 24 hr Trend......Down 12 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....69-89 pct. * Below 8000 ft....68-88 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 9 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....36-41. * Below 8000 ft....44-49. * 24 hr Trend......Up 4 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....28-38 pct. * Below 8000 ft....23-33 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 26 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low decreasing to 2 very low in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 50. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 22 to 32 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Snow showers likely. Highs 39 to 44. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 30 to 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs 40 to 45. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 26 to 36 percent. $$ NMZ103-242200- Northeast Highlands- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then widespread rain and snow showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....32-37. * Below 8000 ft....43-48. * 24 hr Trend......Down 7 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....50-60 pct. * Below 8000 ft....33-43 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 14 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....90 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 2 late in the morning, then decreasing to 1 in the afternoon. * Haines Index........3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....18-23. * Below 8000 ft....19-24. * 24 hr Trend......Down 14 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....74-94 pct. * Below 8000 ft....74-94 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 10 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northwest 15 to 25 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low increasing to 3 very low after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....40-45. * Below 8000 ft....50-55. * 24 hr Trend......Up 7 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....19-29 pct. * Below 8000 ft....14-19 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 28 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........4 low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 50 to 55. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 15 to 25 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Snow showers likely. Highs 38 to 43. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 28 to 38 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs 43 to 48. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 22 to 32 percent. $$ NMZ104-242200- Northeast Plains- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Widespread rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous rain showers and widespread snow showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....49-54. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........34-44 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 28 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip....80 pct. * LAL.................1 increasing to 2 late in the morning, then decreasing to 1 in the afternoon. * Haines Index........3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.....23-28. * 24 hr Trend......Down 15 degrees. * Max Humidity........74-94 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 10 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......North 20 to 30 mph becoming west 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Sunny. * Max Temperature.....53-58. * 24 hr Trend......Up 3 degrees. * Min Humidity........19-29 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 25 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........4 low increasing to 5 moderate in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 54 to 59. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 17 to 22 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 43 to 48. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 25 to 35 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 47 to 52. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 22 to 32 percent. $$ NMZ105-242200- Northwest Highlands- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with numerous snow showers and scattered rain showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....35-40. * Below 8000 ft....44-49. * 24 hr Trend......Down 13 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....39-49 pct. * Below 8000 ft....29-39 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low decreasing to 2 very low in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....19-24. * Below 8000 ft....20-25. * 24 hr Trend......Down 12 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....59-79 pct. * Below 8000 ft....62-82 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northwest 15 to 25 mph in the evening becoming terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....42-47. * Below 8000 ft....49-54. * 24 hr Trend......Up 6 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....21-31 pct. * Below 8000 ft....16-21 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 16 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 49 to 54. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 18 to 28 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs 40 to 45. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 29 to 39 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 42 to 47. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 22 to 32 percent. $$ NMZ106-242200- Middle Rio Grande Valley- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Scattered rain showers. * Max Temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 degrees. * Min Humidity........15-25 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 19 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 15 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip....40 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.....24-29. * 24 hr Trend......Down 12 degrees. * Max Humidity........63-83 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 4 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening becoming terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 20 to 30 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.....54-59. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........16-21 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 5 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........4 low decreasing to 3 very low in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 62. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 15 to 20 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 48 to 53. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 23 to 33 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers. Highs 48 to 53. Terrain dominated winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum Humidity 23 to 33 percent. $$ NMZ107-242200- Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with numerous rain and snow showers in the morning, then mostly sunny with scattered rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....34-39. * Below 8000 ft....46-51. * 24 hr Trend......Down 6 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....44-54 pct. * Below 8000 ft....24-34 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 27 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip....60 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....25-29. * Below 8000 ft....22-27. * 24 hr Trend......Down 12 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....46-66 pct. * Below 8000 ft....62-82 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 4 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Northwest 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 25 to 35 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low increasing to 4 low after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....38-42. * Below 8000 ft....48-53. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....26-36 pct. * Below 8000 ft....18-23 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 13 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........4 low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 57. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 17 to 27 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs 40 to 45. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 26 to 36 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs 43 to 48. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 25 to 35 percent. $$ NMZ108-242200- East Central Plains- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....56-61. * 24 hr Trend......Up 8 degrees. * Min Humidity........19-29 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 66 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 15 to 25 mph increasing to west 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip....50 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.....25-29. * 24 hr Trend......Down 16 degrees. * Max Humidity........71-91 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 14 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......North 15 to 25 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...Northwest 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 very low increasing to 4 low after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Sunny. * Max Temperature.....57-62. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Min Humidity........17-22 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 8 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Southwest 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........4 low. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 to 65. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Minimum Humidity 15 to 20 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs 46 to 51. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum Humidity 28 to 38 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow showers. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 27 to 37 percent. $$ NMZ109-242200- West Central Highlands- 645 AM MST Tue Nov 24 2020 .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....39-43. * Below 8000 ft....46-51. * 24 hr Trend......Down 13 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....32-42 pct. * Below 8000 ft....24-34 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Little change. * Wind...20 Foot......West 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low decreasing to 2 very low in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....23-27. * Below 8000 ft....23-28. * 24 hr Trend......Down 11 degrees. * Max Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....54-74 pct. * Below 8000 ft....61-81 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Up 2 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......West 15 to 20 mph in the evening becoming terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........3 very low. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature..... * Above 8000 ft....48-52. * Below 8000 ft....52-57. * 24 hr Trend......Up 7 degrees. * Min Humidity........ * Above 8000 ft....16-21 pct. * Below 8000 ft....14-19 pct. * 24 hr Trend......Down 14 pct. * Wind...20 Foot......Terrain dominated 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL Wind...West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip....0 pct. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........4 low decreasing to 3 very low in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THANKSGIVING DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 53 to 58. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 18 to 23 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow showers. Highs 42 to 47. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 23 to 33 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 44 to 49. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Minimum Humidity 20 to 30 percent. $$ FCSTR 44