Capitan, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Capitan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain30%0.19″84°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast52%—86°57°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%—84°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle26%—86°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%0.01″89°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—89°66°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy34%—87°65°-2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Capitan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88316
15-Day Forecast — Capitan
- Sun83°60°30%
- Mon86°57°52%
- Tue84°62°55%
- Wed86°64°26%
- Thu89°66°21%
- Fri89°66°28%
- Sat87°65°34%
- Sun83°63°14%
- Mon84°62°17%
- Tue87°63°30%
- Wed91°64°24%
- Thu92°69°18%
- Fri84°65°14%
- Sat88°63°22%
- Sun86°63°23%
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 — Capitan
SPC includes Capitan 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 Capitan
- 88316