Station Name: SAN JUAN RIVER AT SHIPROCK, NM
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 4,915 feet

Nearest Address:
Truck Route Rd
Shiprock, NM 87420
San Juan County

GPS Coordinates: 36.77666667, -108.6830556

Nearby Water Temperatures

Fire Weather Watch issued May 16 at 1:33AM MDT until May 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Effective: Sat May 16, 2026, 1:33 AM
Expires: Sat May 16, 2026, 8:00 PM

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO TEXAS, AND THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AND HIGHLANDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WEST-CENTRAL, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... .Winds restrengthen today over a more widespread portion of northern, eastern, and central New Mexico. Humidity falling below 10 percent for 6 to 12 hours alongside widespread sustained southwesterly winds of 15 to 25 mph will increase the threat for critical fire weather and increase difficulty for current fire suppression activities across east-central NM this afternoon. More widespread and stronger southwesterly winds alongside another round of 6 to 15 hours of single-digit humidity will yield critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions for most of west-central, central, eastern, and northeastern New Mexico Sunday. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Fire Weather Watch. * AFFECTED AREA...West Central Mountains (Zone 105) and West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109). * TIMING...From late Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative humidity between 5 to 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch.