Chaparral, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chaparral weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——98°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°78°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°80°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—100°81°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—100°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle15%—96°79°-4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Chaparral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88081
15-Day Forecast — Chaparral
- Sun100°74°10%
- Mon98°72°8%
- Tue97°78°8%
- Wed97°80°6%
- Thu100°81°18%
- Fri100°77°18%
- Sat96°79°15%
- Sun93°79°12%
- Mon94°78°10%
- Tue97°78°12%
- Wed100°79°14%
- Thu102°83°19%
- Fri97°81°23%
- Sat98°76°11%
- Sun97°79°6%
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 — Chaparral
SPC includes Chaparral 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 Chaparral
- 88081