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Agua Fria, New Mexico Weather

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Agua Fria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Agua Fria, NM
Saturday, July 4 at 1:32 PM
89
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
3%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:23 PM
Agua Fria, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAgua Fria, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 90°
Agua Fria, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    90°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°66°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    91°59°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.02″
    91°62°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    94°61°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    95°62°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    90°64°-5°
Agua Fria, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · veering 27°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 309SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the w.
Agua Fria, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
807.8
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 23.85 inHg
Now
807.8
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+9.9
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 798808
790795800805810815-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW807.6797.6807.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Agua Fria, NM
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
8.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Agua Fria, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:32 UTC · Agua Fria, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:32 UTC · Agua Fria, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Agua Fria, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Agua Fria, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Agua Fria, NM
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
2:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Agua Fria, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Agua Fria, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Agua Fria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Agua Fria

  1. Sat91°59°1%
  2. Sun86°66°4%
  3. Mon91°59°20%
  4. Tue91°62°36%
  5. Wed94°61°36%
  6. Thu95°62°14%
  7. Fri90°64°9%
  8. Sat85°60°17%
  9. Sun89°64°10%
  10. Mon92°62°9%
  11. Tue89°62°14%
  12. Wed81°62°38%
  13. Thu84°63°39%
  14. Fri85°64°52%
  15. Sat85°64°52%
  16. Sun86°61°48%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Agua Fria

SPC includes Agua Fria in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Agua Fria

  • 87507

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.