× Red Flag Warning
Until 2025-04-27T15:00:00-06:00 • National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Widespread critical fire weather will develop over nearly all of northern, central, and western New Mexico Sunday. Southwest wind gusts up to 60 mph with single digit humidity will create extreme fire weather along the Rio Grande Valley and nearby high terrain. A very dry cold front will move through the region this evening with a westerly wind shift and cooler temperatures. West winds will strengthen again Monday over the northeast highlands where critical fire weather is expected. * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), North Central Mountains and Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zones 120 and 122), Upper Rio Grande and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 105), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), West Central Mountains (Zone 109), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), and Central Highlands (Zone 125) this afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be done.