Apache Creek, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Apache Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°66°—
- MondayJul 6Showers61%0.36″88°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain75%0.14″89°60°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain31%0.18″88°62°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—92°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—93°61°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—95°60°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Apache Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Apache Creek
- Sun87°67°7%
- Mon88°64°61%
- Tue89°60°75%
- Wed88°62°31%
- Thu92°64°24%
- Fri93°61°12%
- Sat95°60°17%
- Sun93°62°14%
- Mon89°64°24%
- Tue84°62°21%
- Wed91°62°34%
- Thu92°63°39%
- Fri96°64°44%
- Sat97°65°45%
- Sun98°65°46%
- Mon93°67°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 — Apache Creek
SPC includes Apache Creek 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 Apache Creek
- 87820
- 87830