Special Weather Statement for Northwest Highlands, West Central Highlands, Jemez Mountains and Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, New Mexico

Ended at 4:00 PM MST.

Issued by the National Weather Service in Albuquerque at 3:25 PM MST, Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Places in the statement: Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Corrales, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, Jemez Springs, San Ysidro, Northern Meadows, Mariposa and Rio Rancho City Center.

The Weather Service's text

At 325 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong showers and thunderstorms extending from 10 miles northwest of Jemez Pueblo to 14 miles southeast of Mesita, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 125 and 165. Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 48. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 210 and 245.

What to do

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.