ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It will be a warm first weekend of Balloon Fiesta . Temperatures will be very mild out on the field at Balloon Fiesta Park, with temperatures only getting down into the mid-50s before the sun starts rising over the Sandias.
Balloon Fiesta 2024: What you need to know
Winds, of course, are the biggest questions out at the park. As it looks right now on Saturday, there will be a breezy south/southeasterly wind between midnight and 5 a.m., but that wind should calm down right in time for Fiesta. Winds will be south/southeasterly around 3 to 6 mph between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Winds off the ground will be a little stronger though and will change to a more westerly direction, blowing the balloons eastward. We are expecting a Green Flag on Saturday morning.
On Sunday morning, winds will once again be light but will be out of the northeast. The wind direction will not change much with height, so expect balloons to travel south/southeast into the city. Once again, we expecting a Green Flag Sunday morning.