Station Name: ANIMAS RIVER BELOW AZTEC, NM
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 5,574 feet

Nearest Address:
2029 Crystal River Trail
Aztec, NM 87410
San Juan County

GPS Coordinates: 36.81836667, -108.0229944

Nearby Water Temperatures

Red Flag Warning issued April 25 at 12:33PM MDT until April 26 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Effective: Sat April 25, 2026, 12:33 PM
Expires: Sun April 26, 2026, 7:00 AM

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING ON SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT IN ZONES ALONG AND EAST OF I-25, AND ALSO OVER WEST CENTRAL ZONES, DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .With multiple fires ongoing across eastern New Mexico today, southwest winds will gust up to 35 mph today while humidity plummets between 10 and 15 percent. On Sunday, southwest and westerly wind gusts will peak from 50 to around 60 mph over a larger portion of the area with continued very low humidity. In addition, lightning activity across northern New mexico on Sunday will occur with little wetting precipitation, increasing the chances for new fire ignitions. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), West Central Mountains, Basin, and Range (Zones 105 and 109) Sunday from noon to 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest to west at 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph. The strongest gusts will be over the mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values of 10 to 15 percent, except up to 20 percent along the continental divide, and over 20 percent in the Chuska Mountains. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.

Red Flag Warning issued April 25 at 7:48PM MDT until April 26 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Effective: Sat April 25, 2026, 7:48 PM
Expires: Sun April 26, 2026, 7:00 AM

...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR MOST OF NM (EXCEPT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU) DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Southwesterly wind gusts of 45 to 60 mph over a large portion of the area with very low humidity and dry vegetation will create widespread critical fire weather. Localized extremely critical conditions will occur across parts of eastern New Mexico. In addition, lightning activity across northern New Mexico on Sunday will occur with little wetting precipitation, increasing the chances for new fire ignitions. * AREA AND TIMING...Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), West Central Mountains, Basin, and Range (Zones 105 and 109) Sunday from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest to west 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 45 to 60 mph. The strongest gusts will be over the mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 10 to 15 percent, except 15 to 20 percent over the higher terrain of western NM. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.

Red Flag Warning issued April 26 at 4:16AM MDT until April 26 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Effective: Sun April 26, 2026, 4:16 AM
Expires: Sun April 26, 2026, 8:00 PM

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT IN ZONES ALONG AND EAST OF I-25, AND ALSO OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN, AND RANGE, DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Southwest wind gusts of 45 to 60 mph with very low humidity and dry vegetation will create widespread critical fire weather conditions this afternoon and early evening. Localized extremely critical conditions will occur across parts of the eastern plains. In addition, isolated virga showers will be capable of producing dry lightning this afternoon along and west of I-25 in the Northeast Highlands, and from Raton eastward along the Colorado border. An active storm track over the western US, and a persistent surface trough in the lee of the southern Rockies, will cause windy conditions to return to eastern areas with more critical fire weather conditions both Monday and Tuesday. * AREA AND TIMING...Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106); Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124); West Central Mountains, Basin, and Range (Zones 105 and 109) today from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest to west 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 45 to 60 mph. The strongest gusts will be over the mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 10 to 15 percent, except around 20 percent along the continental divide, and around 30 percent in the Chuska Mountains. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.

Winter Weather Advisory issued April 25 at 9:59PM MDT until April 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO

Effective: Sat April 25, 2026, 9:59 PM
Expires: Sun April 26, 2026, 2:00 PM

* WHAT...Snow expected above 9000 feet. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Flat Tops, Southwest San Juan Mountains, Grand and Battlement Mesas, and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT Sunday Night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

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