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Cordova, New Mexico Weather

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

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

Cordova, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 9:09 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
34%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:52 PM
Sunset
2:23 PM
Cordova, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCordova, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 85°
Cordova, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°60°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°62°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    89°62°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    89°60°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    91°63°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    16%
    91°64°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    18%
    88°62°-3°
Cordova, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · backing 13°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 7 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 341SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the nw.
Cordova, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
792.1
+4.8 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 23.39 inHg
Now
792.1
mb
3h
+4.8
mb
12h
+4.1
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 787794
780785790795800-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW793.7787.3792.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Cordova, NM
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-14 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 9 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 28
Cordova, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.1mi
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
15:09 UTC · Cordova, 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
15:09 UTC · Cordova, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cordova, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cordova, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cordova, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
11:52 PM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
2:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cordova, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cordova, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cordova at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87523

16-Day Forecast — Cordova

  1. Sun85°60°4%
  2. Mon89°62°7%
  3. Tue89°62°39%
  4. Wed89°60°39%
  5. Thu91°63°17%
  6. Fri91°64°16%
  7. Sat88°62°18%
  8. Sun95°64°10%
  9. Mon91°63°10%
  10. Tue90°62°21%
  11. Wed92°63°25%
  12. Thu93°63°40%
  13. Fri95°66°39%
  14. Sat91°66°51%
  15. Sun96°66°60%
  16. Mon91°66°61%

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 — Cordova

SPC includes Cordova 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 Cordova

  • 87523

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.