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This is the current conditions weather report for Albuquerque. The report was made 22 minutes ago, at 05:55 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour from the south southeast (150°). The temperature was 75°F / 24°C, with a dew-point at 75°F / 24°C. The temperature felt like 77°F / 25°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.24 inHg / 1025 hPa. The relative humidity was 44%. The skies were clear.

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 448,607 as of the 2000 U.S. census.

The city is home to University of New Mexico, one of the two large state universities in New Mexico. Albuquerque is also home to the National American University and Trinity Southwest University. The Central New Mexico Community College serves most of the area, as do several technical schools including ITT Technical Institute and the University of Phoenix. Furthermore, The Art Center Design College offers bachelor's degrees in Graphic and Interior Design, animation, illustration, Photography as well as several other disciplines.

Tourism and recreation:
Albuquerque contains many variety of museums, shops and other points of interest. Some of these include the Albuquerque Biological Park and Old Town Albuquerque.

The city hosts the annual New Mexico State Fair for 17 days in September at Expo New Mexico, formerly the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Albuquerque also has the largest hot air balloon gathering in the world. It is called the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and it is held during early October. It was started in 1972 with 13 balloons. It progressed and in 2000 there were a record 1000 balloons that attended and lifted off in a mass ascension. Since 2000 the officials keep it to no more than 700 registered balloons for safety, and it is the most photographed event in the world.

The Sandia Mountains to the East offer interesting and varied rock climbing. Climbs from one to 10 pitches can be found at all ability levels.

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