Cañon, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cañon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast12%—91°63°—
- TuesdayJul 7Showers30%0.13″93°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—94°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—95°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle19%0.04″89°67°-8°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle——78°62°-11°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:28 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
Cañon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Cañon
- Mon91°63°12%
- Tue93°66°30%
- Wed94°66°30%
- Thu95°68°12%
- Fri97°70°4%
- Sat89°67°19%
- Sun78°62°8%
- Mon88°63°12%
- Tue86°67°15%
- Wed89°65°15%
- Thu88°69°22%
- Fri97°73°33%
- Sat100°69°35%
- Sun96°70°37%
- Mon96°72°39%
- Tue94°70°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Cañon
SPC includes Cañon 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 Cañon
- 87024