Cedar Crest, New Mexico Weather
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Cedar Crest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle——86°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—91°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain49%0.07″89°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle49%—91°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—93°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°63°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—93°64°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Cedar Crest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87008
15-Day Forecast — Cedar Crest
- Sun86°61°6%
- Mon91°63°21%
- Tue89°63°49%
- Wed91°62°49%
- Thu93°69°16%
- Fri94°63°9%
- Sat93°64°17%
- Sun91°62°9%
- Mon92°66°9%
- Tue95°66°11%
- Wed96°68°12%
- Thu96°67°15%
- Fri90°66°30%
- Sat92°65°35%
- Sun92°64°39%
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 — Cedar Crest
SPC includes Cedar Crest 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 Cedar Crest
- 87008