Heat Advisory — Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, NM, Chaves County Plains, NM, Northwest Plateau, NM, Lower Rio Grande Valley, NM, Eastern San Miguel County, NM, Quay County, NM, De Baca County, NM 8:00 PM

Lower Rio Grande Valley, NM

Last updated: 11:49 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 34°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 35°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
4 mph SW
Humidity
78%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.92 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
73%
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Lower Rio Grande Valley is currently mostly cloudy at 29°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1548 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:21AM · Sunset: 8:00PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, NM, Chaves County Plains, NM, Northwest Plateau, NM, Lower Rio Grande Valley, NM, Eastern San Miguel County, NM, Quay County, NM, De Baca County, NM
Expires 8:00 PM
55 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
4%
12 AM
29°
9%
1 AM
28°
4%
2 AM
28°
4%
3 AM
27°
4%
4 AM
27°
4%
5 AM
26°
4%
6 AM
26°
4%
7 AM
27°
9%
8 AM
28°
17%
9 AM
29°
18%
10 AM
31°
27%
11 AM
32°
27%
12 PM
33°
28%
1 PM
35°
28%
2 PM
36°
29%
3 PM
36°
29%
4 PM
35°
20%
5 PM
36°
20%
6 PM
35°
5%
7 PM
34°
5%
8 PM
33°
5%
9 PM
32°
5%
10 PM
31°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
35° 25°
Mostly Cloudy.
Fri
36° 25°
Mostly Cloudy with a 29% chance of rain.
Sat
36° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 61% chance of rain.
Sun
36° 24°
Mostly Cloudy with a 55% chance of rain.
Mon
38° 24°
Fog with a 27% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 24°
Drizzle, 43% chance.
Wed
37° 24°
Rain, 64% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph SW 78%
12 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 9% 4 mph SW 81%
1 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 4% 5 mph WSW 83%
2 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 4% 5 mph WSW 85%
3 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 4% 5 mph WSW 87%
4 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 4% 5 mph WSW 88%
5 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 4% 4 mph WSW 89%
6 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 4% 4 mph WSW 90%
7 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 9% 6 mph W 84%
8 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 17% 7 mph W 78%
9 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 18% 8 mph W 71%
10 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 27% 7 mph W 65%
11 AM 32° Partly Cloudy 27% 7 mph WSW 59%
12 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 28% 8 mph WSW 53%
1 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 28% 8 mph WSW 52%
2 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 29% 8 mph WSW 52%
3 PM 36° Overcast 29% 8 mph WSW 52%
4 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 20% 8 mph WSW 53%
5 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 20% 8 mph WSW 56%
6 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 5% 7 mph WSW 58%
7 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 5% 7 mph WSW 61%
8 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 5% 8 mph SW 64%
9 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 5% 8 mph SW 68%
10 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 3% 7 mph SW 72%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/30
Mostly Cloudy
4%
25°
35°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Cloudy
29%
25°
36°
Sat
8/1
Partly Cloudy
61%
25°
36°
Sun
8/2
Mostly Cloudy
55%
24°
36°
Mon
8/3
Fog
27%
24°
38°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
43%
24°
38°
Wed
8/5
Rain
64%
24°
37°
Thu
8/6
Rain
63%
24°
38°
Fri
8/7
Rain
68%
24°
38°
Sat
8/8
Rain
68%
24°
37°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Thu
8/13
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
55
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
55 AQI 11.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 33 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 55 Moderate 31 55
Sat 49 Good 26 49
Sun 42 Good 28 42
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Fri Jul 31, 03:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2046 J/kg
MLCAPE1145 J/kg
MUCAPE2046 J/kg
SBCIN-87 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear11 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear15 kt
0–1 km SRH7
0–3 km SRH25
Eff. SRH25
Storm Motion283° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.1
Supercell0.4
K-Index20.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.14 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR6.0 °C/km
Total Totals43.8
LCL950 hPa
LFC857 hPa
EL141 hPa
Freezing Lvl17,228 ft