Chical, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chical weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—97°64°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%—97°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—98°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—100°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——103°76°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle10%0.02″101°69°-2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.82 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Chical at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Chical
- Sun93°70°3%
- Mon97°64°16%
- Tue97°68°25%
- Wed98°72°25%
- Thu100°73°12%
- Fri103°76°4%
- Sat101°69°10%
- Sun101°73°5%
- Mon97°73°7%
- Tue98°73°11%
- Wed100°77°20%
- Thu101°72°33%
- Fri103°75°32%
- Sat106°78°36%
- Sun106°77°42%
- Mon106°78°48%
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 — Chical
SPC includes Chical 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 Chical
- 87068