Belen, New Mexico Weather
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Belen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——93°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—98°65°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle27%—97°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—98°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—100°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°76°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°70°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Belen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87002
16-Day Forecast — Belen
- Sun93°72°4%
- Mon98°65°24%
- Tue97°69°27%
- Wed98°74°27%
- Thu100°74°12%
- Fri102°76°3%
- Sat100°70°5%
- Sun101°73°5%
- Mon97°74°5%
- Tue98°73°8%
- Wed100°78°16%
- Thu100°73°32%
- Fri103°74°35%
- Sat105°77°27%
- Sun106°78°47%
- Mon105°77°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 — Belen
SPC includes Belen 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 Belen
- 87002
- 87031