Gallup, New Mexico 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
103 AM MST Wed Dec 17 2025

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, FIRE WEATHER...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1259 AM MST Wed Dec 17 2025

- High winds will favor areas along and immediately east of the
  Sangre de Cristo Mountains and central highlands this afternoon
  through Thursday morning. Erratically timed and placed gusts of
  45 to 60 mph will create hazardous crosswinds on area highways
  for high-profile vehicles.

- Dry and unseasonably warm weather persists with numerous high
  temperature records threatened through the next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Thursday)
Issued at 1259 AM MST Wed Dec 17 2025

Quiet, cool and dry conditions will prevail for the rest of
the overnight hours. Later today, it continues to look like the
nose of an upper level jet will dive from the PacNW toward the
Four Corners. Then the jet should cross the Rockies overnight. At
H7, west- northwest winds increase to near 50kt by late Wednesday
afternoon over and near the Sangre de Cristo Mtns, then 50-70kt
winds will expand to most areas along and east of the Central Mtn
Chain Wednesday evening and overnight. These winds will finally
weaken around mid morning Thursday. Model cross-sections and
conceptual models suggest this will be a good setup for mountain
wave activity Wednesday night. Wind gusts and placement will be
sporadic through the overnight hours and into Thursday morning,
but when/if the mountain wave indeed crashes to the surface,
winds will be quite strong and impacts could be quite dangerous
(i.e. blown over semi`s due to cross winds, etc). Therefore, the
High Wind Watch has been upgraded into a High Wind Warning, and
Glorieta Pass has been included. Further, some models are
suggesting that the wave will crash well east of the I-25
corridor, perhaps as far east as Union and Harding counties. While
this is a lower probability scenario, it`s certainly possible and
will hoist a Wind Advisory to cover this possibility. Will also
include the Sandia and Manzano Mts in a Wind Advisory at 45kt+
winds should buffet the peaks. These stronger winds are expanding
further south, to the Sacramento Mtns, than earlier model runs
suggested and thus later shifts may need to add the South Central
Mtns and eastern Lincoln County into a wind highlight.

Winds will diminish on Thursday across eastern NM as a backdoor
cold front enters, but northwest breezes may linger through early
afternoon elsewhere. The front will cool high temperatures 5 to 15
degrees from today`s highs, but all areas will remain above normal
for mid December. A few record highs will remain possible both
today and Thursday across central and western NM.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday night through next Tuesday)
Issued at 1259 AM MST Wed Dec 17 2025

Outside of a few breezes across the Central Highlands, Thursday
night should be quiet. However, winds behind the aforementioned
front will be veering around to the south and southwest as a lee
side trough develops. By Friday afternoon, the surface low will
deepen to 999mb or so. Meanwhile, H7 winds will increase to
35-45kt Friday afternoon, then increase further to 50-60kt Friday
night over the Sangre de Cristo and East Mountains. Thus, another
round of breezy to windy conditions are expected along and east
of the Central Mountain Chain Friday afternoon, then mountain
waves may bring another round of stronger erratic gusts to the
east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mtns and Central Highlands
Friday night. Winds are not expected to be quite as strong on
Friday as they will be on Wednesday.

The strong downsloping will allow high temperatures to soar to
between 15 and 25 degrees above normal. Numerous high temperature
records are expected to be shattered. Though winds will not be as
strong on Saturday, westerly downslope flow will continue
potentially allowing temperatures to climb a few more degrees
across the east. So, more records will be broken. Another backdoor
front will slide through eastern NM Saturday evening and
overnight. High temperatures will cool around 10 degrees across
the plains for Sunday, but these high temperatures will still be
12-15 degrees above normal. The upper level ridge will pump up a
little bit on Monday to the south allowing heights to rise over
NM. Then on Tuesday, the ridge will shift eastward allowing for
southwest flow over NM. All-in-all, above normal temperatures
continue.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1107 PM MST Tue Dec 16 2025

VFR conditions are expected to continue with bouts of high
clouds through the next 24 hours. Surface moisture is lower in
the Pecos river valley, so no redevelopment of low stratus or fog
is forecast late tonight through Wednesday morning. Winds aloft
will strengthen through late Wednesday afternoon and into
Wednesday night, leading to breezy to very windy conditions. The
strongest winds will be focused over the Sangre de Cristo
mountains and nearby highland areas (KAXX, KRTN, KLVS, KCQC, and
KSXU) where there is a moderate (50-70%) chance of gusts of 40 to
perhaps 55 kt. In addition to mountain wave activity near and east
of the peaks, low level wind shear will also be common downstream
in the eastern plains Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1259 AM MST Wed Dec 17 2025

Strong west to northwest winds this afternoon combined with RH
values near 15 percent will create near-critical fire weather
conditions across much of northeast and east central NM. An hour
or two of critical conditions will be possible, though ERC values
remain quite low which will preclude any Red Flag Warnings. These
stronger winds will persist and strengthen overnight through
Thursday morning along and east of the Central Mtn Chain where
gusts up to 65 mph are possible with mountain wave activity. Winds
will diminish late Thursday morning, though some breezes may
persist across central and western NM though early afternoon.
Friday will bring more breezy to windy conditions along and east
of the Central Mtn Chain during the afternoon and overnight hours.
Elevated fire weather conditions are expected in the afternoon.
Outside of the winds, the main story will be record to near-record
warmth daily, with Thursday across eastern NM the only exception.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Farmington......................  26  55  29  53 /   0   0   0   0
Dulce...........................  21  53  21  52 /   0   0   5   0
Cuba............................  25  56  28  52 /   0   0   0   0
Gallup..........................  18  60  24  59 /   0   0   0   0
El Morro........................  21  58  28  57 /   0   0   0   0
Grants..........................  19  63  27  59 /   0   0   0   0
Quemado.........................  23  62  29  58 /   0   0   0   0
Magdalena.......................  31  65  37  61 /   0   0   0   0
Datil...........................  26  62  33  59 /   0   0   0   0
Reserve.........................  25  67  29  67 /   0   0   0   0
Glenwood........................  29  69  32  70 /   0   0   0   0
Chama...........................  24  47  21  46 /   0   0   0   0
Los Alamos......................  34  56  34  53 /   0   0   0   0
Pecos...........................  30  56  33  55 /   0   0   0   0
Cerro/Questa....................  28  51  28  49 /   0   0   0   0
Red River.......................  17  47  24  44 /   0   0   0   0
Angel Fire......................   7  50  26  46 /   0   0   0   0
Taos............................  22  55  25  52 /   0   0   0   0
Mora............................  29  60  35  54 /   0   0   0   0
Espanola........................  26  60  32  58 /   0   0   0   0
Santa Fe........................  29  55  34  54 /   0   0   0   0
Santa Fe Airport................  27  57  32  57 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Foothills...........  35  59  39  58 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Heights.............  34  60  38  60 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Valley..............  27  62  33  62 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque West Mesa...........  32  61  36  61 /   0   0   0   0
Belen...........................  26  62  32  62 /   0   0   0   0
Bernalillo......................  31  62  36  61 /   0   0   0   0
Bosque Farms....................  25  62  30  61 /   0   0   0   0
Corrales........................  30  61  35  61 /   0   0   0   0
Los Lunas.......................  26  62  32  61 /   0   0   0   0
Placitas........................  33  59  38  58 /   0   0   0   0
Rio Rancho......................  32  61  36  60 /   0   0   0   0
Socorro.........................  32  66  38  64 /   0   0   0   0
Sandia Park/Cedar Crest.........  32  56  36  55 /   0   0   0   0
Tijeras.........................  33  57  36  56 /   0   0   0   0
Edgewood........................  29  58  36  56 /   0   0   0   0
Moriarty/Estancia...............  24  62  34  59 /   0   0   0   0
Clines Corners..................  29  58  34  55 /   0   0   0   0
Mountainair.....................  30  60  36  58 /   0   0   0   0
Gran Quivira....................  30  61  36  59 /   0   0   0   0
Carrizozo.......................  35  63  39  63 /   0   0   0   0
Ruidoso.........................  27  60  40  60 /   0   0   0   0
Capulin.........................  26  61  28  50 /   0   0   0   0
Raton...........................  25  63  30  54 /   0   0   0   0
Springer........................  24  66  32  58 /   0   0   0   0
Las Vegas.......................  30  63  38  57 /   0   0   0   0
Clayton.........................  33  66  34  51 /   0   0   0   0
Roy.............................  30  66  35  52 /   0   0   0   0
Conchas.........................  29  72  38  59 /   0   0   0   0
Santa Rosa......................  32  69  41  62 /   0   0   0   0
Tucumcari.......................  29  72  37  58 /   0   0   0   0
Clovis..........................  33  69  38  58 /   0   0   0   0
Portales........................  30  71  38  61 /   0   0   0   0
Fort Sumner.....................  30  69  41  63 /   0   0   0   0
Roswell.........................  31  69  38  71 /   0   0   0   0
Picacho.........................  36  72  44  69 /   0   0   0   0
Elk.............................  33  70  40  68 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Advisory from 6 PM Wednesday to 9 AM MST Thursday for
NMZ221-227-230>232.

High Wind Warning from 3 PM Wednesday to 9 AM MST Thursday for
NMZ214-215.

High Wind Warning from 6 PM Wednesday to 9 AM MST Thursday for
NMZ212-223-228-229-233.

&&

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SHORT TERM...34
LONG TERM....34
AVIATION...52