Chimayo, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chimayo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—94°64°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast38%—94°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast38%—95°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—97°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—95°65°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy13%—95°66°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Chimayo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87522
15-Day Forecast — Chimayo
- Sun89°62°4%
- Mon94°64°12%
- Tue94°65°38%
- Wed95°63°38%
- Thu97°66°10%
- Fri95°65°14%
- Sat95°66°13%
- Sun97°66°10%
- Mon99°66°10%
- Tue101°66°19%
- Wed99°66°17%
- Thu94°66°31%
- Fri94°63°45%
- Sat95°65°45%
- Sun98°68°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 — Chimayo
SPC includes Chimayo 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 Chimayo
- 87522