A National Weather Service excessive rainfall outlook for Friday, detailing a marginal risk of flash flooding with at least a five percent chance within twenty-five miles of any point in the green-shaded area. The slide notes that several prior days of thunderstorms increase the flood risk, particularly in arroyos, burn scars, and poorly drained areas, with storms expected to form over high terrain in the early afternoon, spread into the Rio Grande Valley later in the day, and move northeast at fifteen to twenty-five miles per hour.
A National Weather Service rainfall outlook for Albuquerque, New Mexico, updated Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 5:31 PM, detailing forecast total rainfall through September 18 for locations including ABQ, Santa Fe, Farmington, Gallup, Roswell, Reserve, Clayton, and Clovis. The slide highlights key messages that burn scars and urban areas are most susceptible to flooding, soils will become progressively more saturated, and elevated flows are expected in streams, creeks, and arroyos. Impacts note that rounds of showers and storms will continue through Saturday, with the heaviest rainfall expected over the western high terrain during what will likely be the wettest period of the monsoon for many areas.
A National Weather Service outlook titled The Week Ahead, detailing that numerous to widespread storms will continue across a majority of the area through Friday, with high rainfall rates and amounts that may lead to flash flooding. The slide notes that storm coverage trends slightly lower on Saturday, followed by a notably drying trend on Sunday, and another round of potentially severe storms arriving by Tuesday of next week.
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