Candy Kitchen, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Candy Kitchen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——77°63°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle12%0.04″85°58°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—86°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—90°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——88°63°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——89°64°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——94°61°+5°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Candy Kitchen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Candy Kitchen
- Sun77°63°4%
- Mon85°58°12%
- Tue86°63°26%
- Wed90°63°16%
- Thu88°63°7%
- Fri89°64°4%
- Sat94°61°9%
- Sun90°64°8%
- Mon90°64°10%
- Tue93°64°17%
- Wed93°65°22%
- Thu94°65°24%
- Fri89°65°24%
- Sat88°64°39%
- Sun91°61°42%
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 — Candy Kitchen
SPC includes Candy Kitchen 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 Candy Kitchen
- 87321