Black Rock, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Black Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle——83°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—89°61°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—91°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—94°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——93°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——95°65°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——100°64°+5°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Black Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Black Rock
- Sun83°65°6%
- Mon89°61°12%
- Tue91°67°20%
- Wed94°65°16%
- Thu93°65°4%
- Fri95°65°2%
- Sat100°64°6%
- Sun97°68°10%
- Mon92°68°12%
- Tue93°67°19%
- Wed94°67°23%
- Thu95°66°25%
- Fri98°68°34%
- Sat94°67°35%
- Sun99°67°39%
- Mon97°70°43%
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 — Black Rock
SPC includes Black Rock 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 Black Rock
- 87327