Cloudcroft, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cloudcroft weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle49%0.09″73°56°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain80%0.35″76°53°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast60%—75°54°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle53%—73°56°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—79°55°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%0.04″78°58°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—77°55°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cloudcroft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88317
15-Day Forecast — Cloudcroft
- Sun73°56°49%
- Mon76°53°80%
- Tue75°54°60%
- Wed73°56°53%
- Thu79°55°36%
- Fri78°58°51%
- Sat77°55°42%
- Sun72°55°24%
- Mon74°53°24%
- Tue77°55°34%
- Wed81°56°26%
- Thu84°59°18%
- Fri73°57°14%
- Sat79°54°13%
- Sun77°55°16%
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 — Cloudcroft
SPC includes Cloudcroft 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 Cloudcroft
- 88317