Is it good to paint in Albuquerque, NM this week?
A live 7-day go/no-go calendar for exterior paint in Albuquerque, built from the local forecast against the 5°F-above-dew-point rule. We lead with the signal a weather app misses: overnight condensation risk.
- Dew margin
- 14.8°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 4%
- Window
- 8am–5pm
Clear to paint: temps 58–83°F, RH under 78%, surface stays 14.8°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- Dew margin
- 0.6°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 97%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 0.6°F of the 61°F dew point (low 61°F, 100% cloud, 7 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 4.2°F
- Overnight dew
- Watch
- Rain
- 94%
- Window
- —
Rain likely in the 24h cure window (94% chance, ~6.3mm) — it can wash out or mar an uncured paint.
- Dew margin
- 4.6°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 60%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within 4.6°F of the 48°F dew point (low 53°F, 0% cloud, 3 mph wind). A fresh paint can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 6°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 9%
- Window
- 8am–5pm
Clear to paint: temps 63–76°F, RH under 59%, surface stays 6°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- Dew margin
- 8.3°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 1%
- Window
- 8am–5pm
Clear to paint: temps 59–73°F, RH under 51%, surface stays 8.3°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- Dew margin
- 21.9°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 0%
- Window
- 8am–5pm
Clear to paint: temps 60–74°F, RH under 47%, surface stays 21.9°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- Clear to paint: temps 58–83°F, RH under 78%, surface stays 14.8°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
Good to go. These are forecast numbers — confirm the surface temperature on-site before you start.
Why these thresholds
Overnight dew condensing on a fresh coat causes blistering, surfactant leaching and peeling — the cause of 40%+ of exterior paint failures.
- • Surface temp must stay 5°F above the dew point through application and cure (ASTM D3276 / ISO 8502-42).
- • Air + surface in the 50–85°F band (low-temp lines to 35°F).
- • Humidity under 85%; ideally under 70%.
- • No rain for 24h after application.
- • We use the forecast ground-surface temperature as a surface-temp proxy — confirm on-site with an IR thermometer.
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