Back to another dry stretch for the last week as we have received no precipitation over the last ten days. Temperatures were above average for the first part of the week, and humidity and dew point values remained low throughout the week. The beneficial moisture that we received earlier in the month has all but dried up over the last ten days. We are back to the dust getting kicked up on windy days as the moisture has been baked out of the soil by the warm temperatures. Today we are under a red flag warning for elevated fire threat throughout the metro area, while most of the southern part of the state is under critical threat. For the week, this station received no precipitation. For May to date, we have received 1.08” against the NOAA average of 0.40”, which is 271% of normal. For the 2025 WYTD, this station is at 3.94” against the NOAA normal of 7.07”, which is just 56% of normal. For the 2025 calendar year to date, we are only at 56% of normal. Overall, temperatures averaged 0.5 degrees above average for the last week. Temperatures were as much as 10.6 degrees above normal on Tuesday and 4.7 degrees below normal by Thursday. Forecasts call for a warming trend throughout the rest of the week, with above-average temperatures, after today’s series of showers and gusty winds. Short-term and long-term we are still in the mildly dry category, as the recent moisture that we received has kept us in the category, at least temporarily. Long-term drought conditions have still left a lasting impact, however. Energy usage more than double last week as compared to the the previous week, as the warmer temperatures caused A/C usage to increase. Air quality was in the good to moderate range last week. The primary pollutant over the past week has been coarse particulate matter, with ozone being the main pollutant today. Pine tree pollen, along with grass and chenopod were the main irritants over the last week, mostly at low levels. A health alert was issued for smoke on Tuesday, due to a local fire, and smoke or dust alerts were issued every day of the week due to wildfire smoke being blown in from out of state or dust being kicked up from gusty winds. Fire danger is at the high level for all Ranger Districts of the Cibola National Forest. Albuquerque open space areas currently are still open and are under stage 2 fire restrictions in the bosque areas. East Mountain Open Space areas are open and are also under stage 2 fire restrictions as well. Most plants and trees have really perked up with the recent infusion of moisture from the week of precipitation. Bird activity has still been extraordinarily strong over the last week. Hummingbirds and other pollinators have been extremely active over the last week. Rio Grande river flow at the Alameda bridge is at 836 cf/s today, which is normal for this day of the year. The flow had been at 1,000 cf/s earlier in the week and dropped off to under 700 cf/s earlier today before returning to current values, most likely helped from storm runoff. Turbidity is at 52.1 FNU today. Turbidity has been very sporadic today, also most likely due to storm runoff. SNOTEL values across the northern basins that feed the Albuquerque metro area have dropped off significantly over the last week due to the warmer temperatures. SNOTEL values for the Rio Grande Headwaters and Upper Rio Grande Basin are at 10% and 21% respectively of median today. The San Juan River Basin and the Rio Chama are at 25% and 0% respectively of median today. The Rio Grande Headwaters, Upper Rio Grande, and Rio Chama analysis may not be valid measurements of conditions. Updated aquifer monitoring data from the last week for the Middle Rio Grande Basin shows an increase in the aquifer level. Voluntary weekly watering restrictions began on March 1st and continue through November. Outdoor spray irrigation is prohibited in the City of Albuquerque between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. April 1st through October 31st.