Alcalde, New Mexico Weather
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Alcalde weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—97°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle33%—96°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—96°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——99°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—96°66°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——99°66°+3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.55 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.55 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.55
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Alcalde at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87511
15-Day Forecast — Alcalde
- Sun92°65°1%
- Mon97°63°10%
- Tue96°66°33%
- Wed96°64°33%
- Thu99°66°7%
- Fri96°66°13%
- Sat99°66°9%
- Sun101°67°7%
- Mon101°67°7%
- Tue104°66°16%
- Wed104°67°15%
- Thu99°67°31%
- Fri96°64°45%
- Sat98°65°45%
- Sun101°66°48%
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 — Alcalde
SPC includes Alcalde 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 Alcalde
- 87511