Overview
- Red Flag Warnings cover much of New Mexico, which forecasters said Monday would see gusts near 40 mph and blowing dust that raise fire and travel risk.
- The Seven Cabins Fire, ignited by a medical plane crash Thursday, has burned about 8,971 acres and remains uncontained with evacuations near State Highway 246 between Gap Road and Boy Scout Mountain.
- Meteorologists expect winds to fan flames for the next several days and to push smoke into nearby areas as afternoon winds ramp up.
- The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District said water limits could start as early as Monday, directing scarce flow to the Six Middle Rio Grande Pueblos and pausing irrigation for non‑Pueblo lands upstream of Isleta Pueblo.
- Albuquerque commuters face a seven‑week closure of the Montgomery Boulevard on‑ramp to southbound I‑25 starting Monday as crews rebuild the ramp.