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Chili, New Mexico Weather

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

Chili, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 5:42 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
44%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:25 PM
Chili, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChili, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 90°
Chili, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    97°63°+7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    42%
    95°66°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    95°63°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    98°66°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    96°65°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    100°65°+4°
Chili, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · backing 153°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 7 · pk 25 @ 3:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 446SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 153° from the ssw.
Chili, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
824.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 24.35 inHg
Now
824.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+6.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 818829
810815820825830835-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW828.9818.0824.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chili, NM
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-28 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.59 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.59 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.59
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Chili, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
59%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.0mi
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
11:42 UTC · Chili, 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
11:42 UTC · Chili, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chili, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chili, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chili, 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 32m
Sunset
2:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chili, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chili, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chili at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Chili

  1. Sun91°65°1%
  2. Mon97°63°13%
  3. Tue95°66°42%
  4. Wed95°63°36%
  5. Thu98°66°8%
  6. Fri96°65°13%
  7. Sat100°65°8%
  8. Sun99°66°5%
  9. Mon100°65°6%
  10. Tue102°66°15%
  11. Wed102°66°15%
  12. Thu100°66°31%
  13. Fri94°64°45%
  14. Sat99°66°45%
  15. Sun99°67°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 — Chili

SPC includes Chili 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 Chili

  • 87537

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.