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Carnuel, New Mexico Weather

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

Carnuel, NM
Saturday, July 4 at 7:36 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
7%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:56 PM
Sunset
2:23 PM
Carnuel, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarnuel, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 94°
Carnuel, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    94°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    93°68°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    93°69°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    96°69°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    98°72°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    97°75°-1°
Carnuel, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · backing 24°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Carnuel, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
824.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 24.35 inHg
Now
824.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 824831
815820825830835840-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW831.1823.5824.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carnuel, NM
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-12 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 8 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.63
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Carnuel, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
13:36 UTC · Carnuel, 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
13:36 UTC · Carnuel, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carnuel, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carnuel, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carnuel, NM
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
11:56 PM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
2:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carnuel, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carnuel, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carnuel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Carnuel

  1. Sat94°65°1%
  2. Sun88°71°4%
  3. Mon93°68°15%
  4. Tue93°69°31%
  5. Wed96°69°31%
  6. Thu98°72°19%
  7. Fri97°75°7%
  8. Sat101°75°7%
  9. Sun95°77°16%
  10. Mon96°75°13%
  11. Tue97°76°11%
  12. Wed100°77°27%
  13. Thu101°75°29%
  14. Fri93°69°38%
  15. Sat88°72°39%
  16. Sun90°69°35%

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 — Carnuel

SPC includes Carnuel 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 Carnuel

  • 87123

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.