Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arroyo Hondo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°64°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle18%—90°59°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle37%0.03″89°61°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%—91°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—94°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——89°65°-5°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Arroyo Hondo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Arroyo Hondo
- Sat89°61°0%
- Sun86°64°5%
- Mon90°59°18%
- Tue89°61°37%
- Wed91°61°37%
- Thu94°63°15%
- Fri89°65°9%
- Sat84°62°19%
- Sun89°65°10%
- Mon91°62°9%
- Tue87°62°14%
- Wed79°62°38%
- Thu84°61°39%
- Fri83°62°52%
- Sat83°63°52%
- Sun81°61°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Arroyo Hondo
SPC includes Arroyo Hondo in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Arroyo Hondo
- 87508