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Chamita, New Mexico Weather

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

Chamita, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 9:07 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
33%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:24 PM
Chamita, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChamita, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 92°
Chamita, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    92°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°63°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    41%
    96°64°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    96°62°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    99°65°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    99°64°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    100°64°+1°
Chamita, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
051° · veering 103°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 25 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 383SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 103° from the ne.
Chamita, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
831.6
+4.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.56 inHg
Now
831.6
mb
3h
+4.1
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 828833
820825830835840-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW833.3827.5831.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Chamita, NM
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-14 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 9 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 28
Chamita, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.6mi
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
15:07 UTC · Chamita, 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
15:07 UTC · Chamita, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chamita, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chamita, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chamita, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
2:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chamita, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chamita, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chamita at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Chamita

  1. Sun91°64°4%
  2. Mon96°63°9%
  3. Tue96°64°41%
  4. Wed96°62°36%
  5. Thu99°65°11%
  6. Fri99°64°9%
  7. Sat100°64°7%
  8. Sun101°67°4%
  9. Mon98°66°5%
  10. Tue96°65°13%
  11. Wed99°64°17%
  12. Thu100°65°40%
  13. Fri104°66°39%
  14. Sat96°67°51%
  15. Sun98°65°60%
  16. Mon99°65°61%

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 — Chamita

SPC includes Chamita 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 Chamita

  • 87566

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.