Casa Colorada, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Casa Colorada weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast11%—96°63°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle31%0.02″98°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%—98°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—100°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——103°77°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——102°75°-1°
- SundayJul 12Partly Cloudy——97°71°-5°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 25.8 µg/m³ (AQI 82) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 5 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 25.8 µg/m³ (AQI 82) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:27 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
Casa Colorada at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Casa Colorada
- Mon96°63°11%
- Tue98°68°31%
- Wed98°71°31%
- Thu100°76°11%
- Fri103°77°3%
- Sat102°75°9%
- Sun97°71°8%
- Mon95°70°10%
- Tue90°73°10%
- Wed93°75°10%
- Thu98°77°14%
- Fri100°79°27%
- Sat103°80°32%
- Sun104°81°39%
- Mon99°81°44%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Casa Colorada
SPC includes Casa Colorada 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 Casa Colorada
- 87002