Alma, New Mexico Weather
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Alma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast50%—97°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle61%0.03″95°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle56%—97°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle22%0.07″99°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%0.02″98°68°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—97°68°-1°
AQI 241 (Very Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 277.5 µg/m³ (AQI 339) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 277.5 µg/m³ (AQI 339) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
NO₂ × Time of day
NO₂ at AQI 46 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.
- Present
- AQI 46
- Phase
- overnight calm
- Pattern
- traffic typical
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Alma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Alma
- Sun95°73°5%
- Mon97°71°50%
- Tue95°69°61%
- Wed97°69°56%
- Thu99°71°22%
- Fri98°68°22%
- Sat97°68°25%
- Sun96°70°25%
- Mon96°71°33%
- Tue90°70°29%
- Wed93°70°38%
- Thu98°72°26%
- Fri102°73°36%
- Sat102°75°27%
- Sun105°76°31%
- Mon101°69°52%
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 — Alma
SPC includes Alma 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 Alma
- 88039