Alamogordo, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alamogordo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain24%0.05″97°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—96°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%—91°74°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—92°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle11%—96°77°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy21%—94°81°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%0.01″94°75°0°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.39
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alamogordo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 88310, 88311
16-Day Forecast — Alamogordo
- Sun97°72°24%
- Mon96°70°26%
- Tue91°74°25%
- Wed92°76°10%
- Thu96°77°11%
- Fri94°81°21%
- Sat94°75°42%
- Sun94°76°22%
- Mon93°74°22%
- Tue93°73°32%
- Wed95°75°19%
- Thu98°76°25%
- Fri101°78°26%
- Sat102°80°28%
- Sun103°83°40%
- Mon101°84°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Alamogordo
SPC includes Alamogordo 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 Alamogordo
- 88310