Artesia, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Artesia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle15%0.01″99°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—98°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°78°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle——101°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—102°79°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle14%—97°77°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.65 with 11 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.65 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Artesia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88210
15-Day Forecast — Artesia
- Sun99°74°15%
- Mon98°68°15%
- Tue97°73°7%
- Wed99°78°5%
- Thu101°75°5%
- Fri102°79°14%
- Sat97°77°14%
- Sun90°77°10%
- Mon97°75°10%
- Tue99°78°9%
- Wed102°79°6%
- Thu107°80°19%
- Fri98°79°13%
- Sat99°76°10%
- Sun95°75°19%
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 — Artesia
SPC includes Artesia 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 Artesia
- 88210
- 88211