Cañones, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cañones weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—90°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle47%—89°60°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—92°60°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—91°64°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—89°62°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——95°62°+6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Cañones at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Cañones
- Sun85°61°6%
- Mon90°63°18%
- Tue89°60°47%
- Wed92°60°34%
- Thu91°64°10%
- Fri89°62°11%
- Sat95°62°8%
- Sun93°63°6%
- Mon94°63°6%
- Tue97°63°15%
- Wed98°63°25%
- Thu96°64°33%
- Fri90°60°32%
- Sat94°63°52%
- Sun95°64°55%
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 — Cañones
SPC includes Cañones 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 Cañones
- 87516