Will it snow in Albuquerque?
Albuquerque, New Mexico · checked 3:08 pm MDT, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Albuquerque for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Albuquerque, issued 2:15 pm MDT, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
NWS forecast for Albuquerque · Weather alerts in New Mexico · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Albuquerque
Albuquerque averages 7.9 inches of snow a year in NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals (from 29 years of snowfall records in 1991–2020).
Measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) fell in 28 of the 28 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 100%.
In the winters that had any, the median date of the first measurable snow was November 28, and of the last March 13. The earliest first snow came on October 5, 2004.
The snowiest of those winters was 2006–07, with 27.9 inches.
The snowiest month on average is December, with 2.8 inches.
On average there are 8.5 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| October | 0.3 inches |
| November | 0.9 inches |
| December | 2.8 inches |
| January | 1.4 inches |
| February | 1.5 inches |
| March | 0.7 inches |
| April | 0.3 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Albuquerque have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Albuquerque a 3.6% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on December 25 — the measure NOAA uses for its white Christmas maps.
The chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow falling that day is 7.7%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Albuquerque: every Christmas Day since 1991
Where these numbers come from
Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual, monthly and daily station normals) for Albuquerque International Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00023050, 6 km from the city centre. First and last snow dates, the share of winters with snow and the snowiest winter were counted by this site from the same station's daily snowfall for the winters 1991–92 to 2020–21, read through the Regional Climate Centers' ACIS service; a winter with more than 10 missing days between October and April is left out. Forecast: the National Weather Service API, read at most once an hour. All US government data, public domain.
This site does not issue warnings or predict snow. It repeats the official forecast and the long-run record.
NOAA's winter outlook 2026–27 for New Mexico
Questions
Will it snow in Albuquerque this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Albuquerque for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Albuquerque this winter (2026–27)?
Nobody can say for a whole winter ahead. In the 28 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records, measurable snow fell in 28, and the 1991–2020 average is 7.9 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Albuquerque usually get its first snow?
In the 28 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was November 28; the earliest was October 5, 2004.
Will Albuquerque have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Albuquerque a 3.6% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on December 25 — the measure NOAA uses for its white Christmas maps. The chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow falling that day is 7.7%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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