Continental Divide, New Mexico Weather
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Continental Divide weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—86°62°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle36%—86°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%—91°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——90°64°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——90°64°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——94°61°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 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 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Continental Divide at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87312
15-Day Forecast — Continental Divide
- Sun84°62°4%
- Mon86°62°15%
- Tue86°63°36%
- Wed91°63°31%
- Thu90°64°4%
- Fri90°64°2%
- Sat94°61°7%
- Sun91°64°7%
- Mon91°64°11%
- Tue94°64°19%
- Wed97°69°19%
- Thu96°68°22%
- Fri91°65°31%
- Sat94°65°32%
- Sun94°61°35%
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 — Continental Divide
SPC includes Continental Divide 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 Continental Divide
- 87323
- 87312