City of the Sun, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
City of the Sun weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast18%—97°68°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—99°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°79°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—100°77°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers20%—101°77°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—103°77°+2°
- SundayJul 12Drizzle32%0.04″98°77°-5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 12:30 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
City of the Sun at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — City of the Sun
- Mon97°68°18%
- Tue99°72°13%
- Wed100°79°7%
- Thu100°77°20%
- Fri101°77°20%
- Sat103°77°32%
- Sun98°77°32%
- Mon92°76°19%
- Tue87°69°21%
- Wed93°71°21%
- Thu98°80°17%
- Fri98°79°9%
- Sat101°82°14%
- Sun102°84°23%
- Mon100°81°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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