September 2025 saw near to slightly below normal temperatures across northern and eastern New Mexico and slightly above normal temperatures across western and central New Mexico. Above normal precipitation was observed across western and central New Mexico with near to slightly below normal precipitation across far eastern New Mexico.
Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
September 2025 saw near to slightly below normal temperatures across northern and eastern New Mexico and slightly above normal temperatures across western and central New Mexico. Above normal precipitation was observed across western and central New Mexico with near to slightly below normal precipitation across far eastern New Mexico. The above normal precipitation across central New Mexico resulted in the removal of severe drought conditions across the Tusas Mountains, Jemez Mountains, and Rio Grande Valley. However, extreme drought persisted across far western New Mexico.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 11:55 PM MST, 5 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1255 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, FIRE WEATHER... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1206 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025 - Scattered showers and storms will are expected each of the next several afternoons and evenings around central and northern New Mexico. Gusty winds, small hail, and localized flash flooding may occur with any storm. - Moderate risk of burn scar flash flooding this afternoon and evening, trending slightly lower mid-week. - Storm chances may begin to trend up again late week into the weekend, increasing the risk of flash flooding and strong to severe storms (Moderate confidence). && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Tuesday) Issued at 1206 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025 The Monsoon high is moving slowly northwest into AZ and is forecast to continue over UT on Tuesday, with 500mb heights increasing slightly to 594dam. This trend will allow low level moisture to transport northwest across the state under the upper high circulation and fuel rounds of scattered storms both this afternoon/evening and again on Tuesday, with western and central NM getting more into the mix vs the past few days. Chances will favor the mountains and storms may not survive long after moving off to the south or southwest given a lack of low level inflow to sustain updrafts. That said, this flow regime is favorable for the Albuquerque and Santa Fe Metros to see some rain. There is a moderate risk for burn scar flash flooding today, mainly on the HPCC scar where storms will be moving south (down-scar) and may train. However, forecast confidence in too low to issue a Flash Flood Watch at this time. A few storms down near Glenwood will be more capable of producing locally heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding given above normal PWATs and slower storm motion there. As the upper high moves away from the area, daytime temperatures will generally be near to below normal through Tuesday. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through Sunday) Issued at 1206 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025 The upper high is forecast to weaken and move southeast back over NM Wed/Thu, eventually breaking-down by Friday with 500mb heights decreasing to 588dam. Given no additional moisture input Wed/Thu, rounds of daytime heating triggered convection will be at a minimum for the forecast period. However, PWATs will trend back up Friday due to a backdoor front and moisture moving northeast into the Desert SW from a tropical cyclone near the Baja Peninsula. The latest ECMWF has come into better agreement with the GFS on the trajectory of this potential tropical storm and associated moisture. For now, we have increasing forecast confidence in a wet period from Friday through the weekend, with potential for locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Daytime temperatures will be below normal from Friday through the weekend thanks to the added moisture resulting in cloud cover and rain-cooling. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1206 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025 An areas of showers and storms near KROW will diminish by around 08Z, but MVFR conditions in rain are possible until then. Otherwise, VFR conditions prevail and are forecast to persist across the area through the TAF period. Low probabilities of MVFR conditions in low stratus exist across eastern NM early Monday morning, with potential impacts at KLVS, KTCC and KROW. However, probabilities are too low to include in TAFs and the development of low stratus is dependent on existing cloud cover diminishing. A round of scattered storms is forecast Monday afternoon/evening and will favor central NM. Short- lived MVFR conditions are possible with storms on Monday, with potential impacts to the KSAF/KABQ/KAEG airspace between 21-01Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1206 AM MDT Mon Sep 1 2025 Critical fire weather conditions are not forecast through at least the next seven days. Chances for wetting storms will favor central NM through Wednesday, but trend down each day as the Monsoon high expands back over the area from over UT/AZ and brings drier air with it. The Monsoon high is forecast to break-down toward the end of the week, allowing moisture to stream in from the south and setting up a wet weekend with increased humidity and good chances for wetting storms. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 87 62 88 62 / 5 5 0 0 Dulce........................... 84 45 85 46 / 20 10 30 10 Cuba............................ 80 52 82 53 / 30 10 30 20 Gallup.......................... 84 53 84 53 / 10 5 20 10 El Morro........................ 79 53 80 53 / 30 10 30 20 Grants.......................... 83 53 84 53 / 30 10 20 10 Quemado......................... 81 53 81 53 / 30 20 30 20 Magdalena....................... 80 57 81 58 / 40 20 20 5 Datil........................... 78 52 78 52 / 50 20 20 10 Reserve......................... 86 53 86 52 / 50 30 30 10 Glenwood........................ 89 57 88 56 / 60 30 30 10 Chama........................... 76 45 78 46 / 40 20 50 20 Los Alamos...................... 77 56 78 56 / 50 10 50 20 Pecos........................... 76 51 78 52 / 60 10 40 20 Cerro/Questa.................... 78 49 78 49 / 40 5 50 20 Red River....................... 68 41 69 41 / 50 5 60 20 Angel Fire...................... 71 34 72 36 / 50 10 50 20 Taos............................ 81 47 81 48 / 40 5 30 20 Mora............................ 73 46 75 47 / 60 10 60 20 Espanola........................ 85 54 86 55 / 40 5 30 20 Santa Fe........................ 79 56 80 57 / 50 10 30 20 Santa Fe Airport................ 81 54 83 55 / 40 10 20 20 Albuquerque Foothills........... 85 64 86 65 / 30 10 20 10 Albuquerque Heights............. 86 62 88 62 / 30 10 10 10 Albuquerque Valley.............. 89 61 90 62 / 20 10 5 5 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 87 62 88 63 / 30 10 5 10 Belen........................... 88 59 90 59 / 30 10 5 5 Bernalillo...................... 88 60 90 62 / 30 10 10 10 Bosque Farms.................... 88 58 89 58 / 20 10 5 5 Corrales........................ 89 61 90 62 / 30 10 10 10 Los Lunas....................... 88 59 89 60 / 20 10 5 5 Placitas........................ 84 59 85 60 / 40 10 10 10 Rio Rancho...................... 87 61 89 62 / 30 10 10 10 Socorro......................... 89 62 90 62 / 30 20 10 5 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 79 54 81 56 / 40 10 20 10 Tijeras......................... 80 56 82 57 / 40 10 20 10 Edgewood........................ 81 52 82 53 / 40 10 10 10 Moriarty/Estancia............... 81 49 84 51 / 40 10 10 5 Clines Corners.................. 75 53 77 54 / 40 20 10 10 Mountainair..................... 80 52 82 54 / 40 20 10 5 Gran Quivira.................... 79 54 81 54 / 40 20 10 5 Carrizozo....................... 82 59 83 59 / 40 20 10 5 Ruidoso......................... 74 53 75 53 / 40 20 20 0 Capulin......................... 76 48 77 50 / 10 5 10 10 Raton........................... 79 48 80 49 / 30 5 20 10 Springer........................ 81 49 82 50 / 30 5 20 10 Las Vegas....................... 76 49 77 51 / 50 10 30 20 Clayton......................... 84 54 83 57 / 5 5 0 5 Roy............................. 80 52 80 53 / 20 10 10 20 Conchas......................... 86 57 86 59 / 20 10 0 10 Santa Rosa...................... 82 56 84 56 / 30 20 5 10 Tucumcari....................... 84 55 84 57 / 10 10 0 10 Clovis.......................... 87 61 88 60 / 10 10 0 5 Portales........................ 87 61 89 60 / 10 10 0 0 Fort Sumner..................... 86 60 87 59 / 20 20 0 5 Roswell......................... 89 63 91 62 / 10 10 0 0 Picacho......................... 83 57 85 57 / 20 10 5 0 Elk............................. 79 54 82 53 / 30 10 10 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...11 LONG TERM....11 AVIATION...11
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
19 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme drought persisted across the northeast and east central portion of the zone.
Extreme drought expanded north to the far southwest portion of the zone.
Extreme drought was reduced to the far northwest portion of the zone.
Extreme drought was reduced to the northwest portion of the zone.
Extreme drought persisted across much of the zone.
Extreme drought persisted across the western third of the zone.
Extreme drought persisted over a majority of the western half of the zone with the removal of a small area of exceptional drought over the far southern portion of the zone.
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the Sandia Mountains.
Severe drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Severe drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Severe drought conditions persisted across the southern portions of the zone.
Extreme drought conditions persisted across a majority of the zone with exceptional drought persisting over the southern portion of the zone.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, September 2025
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1289015, 1289016, 1289017, 1289018, 1289019, 1289020, 1289022, 1289023, 1289024, 1289025, 1289026, 1289027, 1289028, 1289029, 1289030, 1289031, 1289032, 1289033, 1289034.