Cañoncito, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cañoncito weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°62°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—88°60°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers39%0.02″87°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain39%0.11″89°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—92°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—89°66°-3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
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
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cañoncito at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cañoncito
- Sat90°62°0%
- Sun85°62°5%
- Mon88°60°25%
- Tue87°62°39%
- Wed89°62°39%
- Thu92°65°18%
- Fri89°66°11%
- Sat93°68°12%
- Sun90°67°13%
- Mon92°67°17%
- Tue94°67°21%
- Wed95°67°28%
- Thu94°66°39%
- Fri83°62°45%
- Sat81°63°45%
- Sun79°61°41%
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 — Cañoncito
SPC includes Cañoncito 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 Cañoncito
- 87505
- 87508