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Chupadero, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Chupadero, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 6:37 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
42%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:53 PM
Sunset
2:23 PM
Chupadero, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChupadero, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
Chupadero, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    90°65°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    44%
    0.40″
    89°62°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    88°63°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    90°66°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    16%
    91°66°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    21%
    88°64°-3°
Chupadero, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · backing 61°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
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 11 · pk 31 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 308SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Chupadero, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
796.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 23.52 inHg
Now
796.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 791800
785790795800805-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW799.6791.4796.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chupadero, NM
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-21 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.61
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Chupadero, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.2mi
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
12:37 UTC · Chupadero, 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
12:37 UTC · Chupadero, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chupadero, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chupadero, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chupadero, 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 30m
Sunset
2:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chupadero, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chupadero, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chupadero at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Chupadero

  1. Sun85°66°4%
  2. Mon90°65°13%
  3. Tue89°62°44%
  4. Wed88°63°44%
  5. Thu90°66°20%
  6. Fri91°66°16%
  7. Sat88°64°21%
  8. Sun95°66°14%
  9. Mon92°66°12%
  10. Tue89°65°22%
  11. Wed93°66°17%
  12. Thu93°66°31%
  13. Fri96°69°45%
  14. Sat93°70°45%
  15. Sun92°69°48%
  16. Mon91°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 — Chupadero

SPC includes Chupadero 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 Chupadero

  • 87506
  • 87574

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.