#ABQ #NMwx 435
FXUS65 KABQ 212345 AAA
AFDABQ

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
545 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 509 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026

- Unprecedented heat for March will continue Sunday, resulting in
a risk of heat-related illness for those most sensitive to heat.
Additional record high temperatures will occur Tuesday through
Thursday.

- High fire danger will increase t https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p.php?pid=202603212345-KABQ-FXUS65-AFDABQ-AAA

IEM :: AFD from NWS ABQ

AFD issued by NWS ABQ at 21 Mar 2026 23:45 UTC

#NMwx #graphicast A backdoor cold front will push through gaps in the central mountain chain Sunday night with a gusty east wind below canyons opening into the central valley from the east mainly from Santa Fe southward. The strongest gusts will probably reach up to 35-40 mph below Tijeras Canyon in Albuquerque.
#NMwx #graphicast Fire weather concerns will increase across the eastern plains on Sunday as high temperatures reach around 10-25 degrees above 1991- 2020 averages with mostly single digit humidities and northeast wind gusts around 35-40 mph.

#ABQ #NMwx 529
WWUS85 KABQ 211823
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1223 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.After widespread poor humidity recovery tonight, a dry backdoor
cold front will plunge through the eastern plains Sunday with
northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front,
humi https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/f/2026-O-CON-KABQ-FW-A-0019_2026-03-22T18:00Z

KABQ Red Flag Watch #19

Northeast Plains, East Central Plains

Iowa Environmental Mesonet

#ABQ #NMwx 891
FXUS65 KABQ 211820
AFDABQ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1220 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026

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

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1216 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026

- Unprecedented heat for March will continue areawide today,
lessening Sunday, and producing a risk of heat-related illness
for those most sensitive to heat. Additional record high
temperatures will occur Tuesday through Thur https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p.php?pid=202603211820-KABQ-FXUS65-AFDABQ

IEM :: AFD from NWS ABQ

AFD issued by NWS ABQ at 21 Mar 2026 18:20 UTC

#ABQ #NMwx 360
FNUS32 KWNS 211742
PFWFD2

DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1241 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026

VALID TIME 221200Z - 231200Z

FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK POINTS DAY 2

... FIRE WEATHER CATEGORICAL ...

ELEV 29140107 29510170 29510233 28700305 28990417 29690498
30420555 31020627 31480692 31440769 31100791 30970966
31051123 31501256 32221246 32731178 33061125 33961089
34801060 35230977 35910947 3631084 https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/2026/260322_1200_fwdy2_print.html

#ABQ #NMwx 377
FXUS65 KABQ 211724 AAB
AFDABQ

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1124 AM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1108 AM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026

- An unprecedented heatwave for the month of March will continue
areawide today, then to a lesser degree Sunday, producing a risk
of heat-related illness for those most sensitive to heat.
Additional record high temperatures will occur Tuesd https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p.php?pid=202603211724-KABQ-FXUS65-AFDABQ-AAB

IEM :: AFD from NWS ABQ

AFD issued by NWS ABQ at 21 Mar 2026 17:24 UTC

#ABQ #NMwx 327
FNUS31 KWNS 211541
PFWFD1

DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1040 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026

VALID TIME 211700Z - 221200Z

FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK POINTS DAY 1

... FIRE WEATHER CATEGORICAL ...

ELEV 35181453 35801446 36361384 37261250 38271146 39731042
40461004 40720994 40910995 41131024 41351053 41521071
41731075 41921061 42930945 43060928 43500924 44080933
44490931 44760901 44840887 4486086 https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/2026/260321_1700_fwdy1_print.html

#NMwx #graphicast A backdoor cold front will push through gaps in the central mountain chain Sunday night with a gusty east wind below canyons opening into the central valley from the east mainly from Santa Fe southward. The strongest gusts will probably reach up to 45 mph below Tijeras Canyon in Albuquerque.
#NMwx #graphicast High temperatures more typical of late May and early June, rather than mid-March, are expected into the weekend; then again Tuesday through Thursday. All-time March record highs will continue to be set!