Gallup, New Mexico 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS65 KABQ 201750 AAB
AFDABQ

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1050 AM MST Sat Dec 20 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1030 AM MST Sat Dec 20 2025

- Sporadic and erratic wind gusts of 45 mph through this afternoon
  across eastern NM will create difficult crosswinds and elevated
  fire weather conditions. Any outdoor burning may spread out of
  control.

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

- Low elevation rain and high mountain snow will return Christmas
  Eve over western New Mexico and spread slowly east into central
  New Mexico through next weekend. Travel may become difficult in
  areas above 9,000 feet.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Sunday)
Issued at 1201 AM MST Sat Dec 20 2025

Moderate to strong westerly flow aloft will persist over NM today
and then weaken some Sunday as the jet stream begins to retreat
northward. Breezy to locally windy conditions will prevail at the
surface again today, but very windy conditions will continue
across the high terrain and peaks of the Sangre De Cristos where a
Wind Advisory is in effect through 9AM. Otherwise, well above
average temperatures will persist through the weekend, with high
temperatures challenging daily records at a number of locales. A
weak backdoor front will slide into far eastern NM late today and
provide some relative cooling going into Sunday, but high
temperatures are still forecast to be around 10 degrees above
average.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday night through Friday)
Issued at 1201 AM MST Sat Dec 20 2025

Pressure heights will trend up Mon/Tue as an upper high, currently
over the far eastern Pacific near the Baja Peninsula, moves east
across MX and into central TX. 500mb heights are forecast to reach
up to between 582-585dam across central NM Mon/Tue, which would
challenge daily record heights per the KABQ sounding climatology.
These anomalously high pressure heights will correlate with
continued record warmth and high temperatures that will be 15-30
degrees above average. The upper high will continue moving east
and give way to increasing southwest flow aloft over our region
Wed/Thu as a potent west coast trough takes shape and begins to
drift inland over CA. Strong southwest flow over NM on Wed/Thu
will bring Pacific moisture advection and breezy to locally windy
conditions. Precipitation chances will enter the forecast across
western NM, with orographic forcing being the driver. The airmass
is forecast to be on the warmer side, with high snow levels that
will confine snow to roughly 9kft and higher and bring rain
below. Forecast confidence drops of thereafter due to significant
model spread with the track and timing of the eastward bound upper
level trough/low, so will refrain from getting into those details
at this time.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1030 AM MST Sat Dec 20 2025

LLWS wind shear and turbulence across the airspace will gradually
improve this afternoon as winds aloft decrease thru sunset. Until
then, west wind gusts of 30 to 40KT are likely over eastern NM
thru mid to late afternoon. A weak backdoor cold front will then
slide west into eastern NM this evening with brief gusts around
25KT over far eastern NM. Central and western NM will remain
tranquil the next 24 hrs.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1201 AM MST Sat Dec 20 2025

Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions will continue
today across east central NM, where breezy to windy conditions and
low humidity are forecast. ERCs are roughly average for this time
of year across eastern NM, otherwise we`d consider a Red Flag
Warning. Otherwise, expect well above average temperatures and dry
conditions to persist and even increase a couple of degrees
Mon/Tue as pressure heights increase over the region with an upper
high moving south from MX into TX. Vent rates will dip and become
mostly poor Mon/Tue as a result. Strengthening southwest flow
aloft will bring Pacific moisture Wed/Thu that will result in
increasing humidity and chances for wetting precipitation, mainly
across western NM.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Farmington......................  57  31  59  32 /   0   0   0   0
Dulce...........................  56  22  58  24 /   0   0   0   0
Cuba............................  57  30  60  32 /   0   0   0   0
Gallup..........................  60  26  62  26 /   0   0   0   0
El Morro........................  58  32  61  33 /   0   0   0   0
Grants..........................  63  27  66  27 /   0   0   0   0
Quemado.........................  63  32  65  31 /   0   0   0   0
Magdalena.......................  66  39  66  38 /   0   0   0   0
Datil...........................  62  34  64  35 /   0   0   0   0
Reserve.........................  70  28  71  29 /   0   0   0   0
Glenwood........................  72  32  74  32 /   0   0   0   0
Chama...........................  50  26  52  28 /   0   0   0   0
Los Alamos......................  56  35  57  37 /   0   0   0   0
Pecos...........................  59  32  59  36 /   0   0   0   0
Cerro/Questa....................  55  33  54  35 /   0   0   0   0
Red River.......................  52  28  52  32 /   0   0   0   0
Angel Fire......................  52  21  53  26 /   0   0   0   0
Taos............................  58  26  58  27 /   0   0   0   0
Mora............................  60  31  62  36 /   0   0   0   0
Espanola........................  64  29  64  30 /   0   0   0   0
Santa Fe........................  57  36  58  37 /   0   0   0   0
Santa Fe Airport................  60  32  59  33 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Foothills...........  64  42  63  42 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Heights.............  66  37  65  38 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Valley..............  69  35  67  35 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque West Mesa...........  67  37  64  37 /   0   0   0   0
Belen...........................  70  32  67  31 /   0   0   0   0
Bernalillo......................  68  36  66  37 /   0   0   0   0
Bosque Farms....................  69  31  67  31 /   0   0   0   0
Corrales........................  68  36  66  36 /   0   0   0   0
Los Lunas.......................  70  33  67  32 /   0   0   0   0
Placitas........................  63  38  62  39 /   0   0   0   0
Rio Rancho......................  67  36  64  37 /   0   0   0   0
Socorro.........................  74  37  70  37 /   0   0   0   0
Sandia Park/Cedar Crest.........  59  36  59  37 /   0   0   0   0
Tijeras.........................  63  32  64  34 /   0   0   0   0
Edgewood........................  63  31  65  32 /   0   0   0   0
Moriarty/Estancia...............  64  28  65  29 /   0   0   0   0
Clines Corners..................  59  33  60  35 /   0   0   0   0
Mountainair.....................  64  36  65  36 /   0   0   0   0
Gran Quivira....................  64  36  65  37 /   0   0   0   0
Carrizozo.......................  66  40  68  40 /   0   0   0   0
Ruidoso.........................  62  41  65  43 /   0   0   0   0
Capulin.........................  62  25  59  36 /   0   0   0   0
Raton...........................  65  25  60  32 /   0   0   0   0
Springer........................  67  24  64  31 /   0   0   0   0
Las Vegas.......................  64  31  62  36 /   0   0   0   0
Clayton.........................  68  27  57  43 /   0   0   0   0
Roy.............................  68  26  59  36 /   0   0   0   0
Conchas.........................  75  29  67  37 /   0   0   0   0
Santa Rosa......................  69  31  67  40 /   0   0   0   0
Tucumcari.......................  75  28  67  40 /   0   0   0   0
Clovis..........................  74  31  64  40 /   0   0   0   0
Portales........................  75  29  66  37 /   0   0   0   0
Fort Sumner.....................  74  31  64  33 /   0   0   0   0
Roswell.........................  81  36  66  34 /   0   0   0   0
Picacho.........................  74  40  70  41 /   0   0   0   0
Elk.............................  73  38  74  39 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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SHORT TERM...11
LONG TERM....11
AVIATION...42