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Cannon AFB, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cannon AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cannon AFB, NM
Saturday, July 4 at 8:32 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
46%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:46 PM
Sunset
2:09 PM
Cannon AFB, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCannon AFB, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 64°H 100°
Cannon AFB, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.05″
    100°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    44%
    0.24″
    94°64°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    44%
    94°62°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    93°69°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    97°73°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    99°74°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    99°71°
Cannon AFB, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 33°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 31 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3915SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 33° from the sw.
Cannon AFB, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.9
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 25.75 inHg
Now
871.9
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 869874
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW874.4868.8870.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Cannon AFB, NM
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cannon AFB, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.6mi
UNLIMITED
163 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:32 UTC · Cannon AFB, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:32 UTC · Cannon AFB, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cannon AFB, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cannon AFB, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cannon AFB, NM
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
11:46 PM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
2:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cannon AFB, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cannon AFB, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cannon AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 88103

16-Day Forecast — Cannon AFB

  1. Sat99°69°30%
  2. Sun94°64°44%
  3. Mon94°62°44%
  4. Tue93°69°12%
  5. Wed97°73°7%
  6. Thu99°74°24%
  7. Fri99°71°24%
  8. Sat98°73°17%
  9. Sun99°70°8%
  10. Mon100°70°5%
  11. Tue102°72°8%
  12. Wed105°71°8%
  13. Thu100°73°6%
  14. Fri84°69°18%
  15. Sat88°70°21%
  16. Sun84°65°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Cannon AFB

SPC has placed Cannon AFB in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Cannon AFB

  • 88101
  • 88103

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.