Apache Creek, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Apache Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Drizzle22%0.03″88°59°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle58%0.02″90°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain37%0.49″89°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—91°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers11%0.16″92°61°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——89°62°-3°
- SundayJul 12Light Rain21%0.25″83°58°-6°
AQI 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 126.7 µg/m³ (AQI 202) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 4 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 126.7 µg/m³ (AQI 202) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 12:35 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
Apache Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Apache Creek
- Mon88°59°22%
- Tue90°62°58%
- Wed89°60°37%
- Thu91°62°19%
- Fri92°61°11%
- Sat89°62°9%
- Sun83°58°21%
- Mon75°58°31%
- Tue79°61°31%
- Wed78°59°26%
- Thu86°60°33%
- Fri91°61°41%
- Sat93°65°44%
- Sun90°64°45%
- Mon92°66°40%
- Tue94°64°44%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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