Bent, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain21%0.30″83°63°-8°
- MondayJul 6Showers53%0.68″86°62°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle51%—85°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle34%0.02″87°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—90°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%0.02″92°69°+2°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61. 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 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88314
16-Day Forecast — Bent
- Sat91°72°9%
- Sun83°63°21%
- Mon86°62°53%
- Tue85°64°51%
- Wed87°66°34%
- Thu90°68°23%
- Fri92°69°36%
- Sat86°60°26%
- Sun83°64°13%
- Mon79°60°18%
- Tue80°60°15%
- Wed86°62°12%
- Thu90°68°16%
- Fri94°72°13%
- Sat94°71°23%
- Sun91°68°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 — Bent
SPC includes Bent 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 Bent
- 88314