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Capulin, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Capulin, NM
Saturday, July 4 at 9:17 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
43%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Sunset
2:18 PM
Capulin, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCapulin, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 58°H 86°
Capulin, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    85°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.04″
    86°58°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    89°56°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    87°61°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    44%
    0.15″
    91°61°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    65%
    89°61°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    0.12″
    86°58°-3°
Capulin, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · backing 114°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 9 · pk 32 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 114° from the ese.
Capulin, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
797.4
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 23.55 inHg
Now
797.4
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 789802
780785790795800805810-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW802.2788.7797.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Capulin, NM
Air quality
96
AQI
Moderate
+49 in 6h

AQI 96 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 49 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Capulin, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
03:17 UTC · Capulin, 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
03:17 UTC · Capulin, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Capulin, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Capulin, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Capulin, NM
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
2:18 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Capulin, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Capulin, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Capulin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 88414

16-Day Forecast — Capulin

  1. Sat85°54°15%
  2. Sun86°58°46%
  3. Mon89°56°51%
  4. Tue87°61°47%
  5. Wed91°61°44%
  6. Thu89°61°65%
  7. Fri86°58°51%
  8. Sat84°59°13%
  9. Sun83°56°4%
  10. Mon84°55°2%
  11. Tue89°57°8%
  12. Wed93°60°22%
  13. Thu98°63°23%
  14. Fri97°69°39%
  15. Sat95°64°42%
  16. Sun92°65°47%

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 — Capulin

SPC has placed Capulin in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Capulin

  • 88414
  • 88418

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.