City of the Sun, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
City of the Sun weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—98°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—99°77°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°79°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle28%—101°80°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—102°77°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy22%—100°75°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
City of the Sun at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — City of the Sun
- Sun100°74°14%
- Mon98°73°20%
- Tue99°77°20%
- Wed100°79°9%
- Thu101°80°28%
- Fri102°77°28%
- Sat100°75°22%
- Sun97°79°22%
- Mon95°75°9%
- Tue95°75°13%
- Wed96°79°18%
- Thu98°79°8%
- Fri101°79°13%
- Sat102°81°20%
- Sun104°83°30%
- Mon104°84°27%
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 — City of the Sun
SPC includes City of the Sun 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 City of the Sun
- 88029