Corona, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Corona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle28%0.01″83°63°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%0.02″89°59°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers46%0.65″87°60°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle35%—88°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—91°69°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—90°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy17%—89°66°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Corona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88318
15-Day Forecast — Corona
- Sun83°63°28%
- Mon89°59°45%
- Tue87°60°46%
- Wed88°64°35%
- Thu91°69°29%
- Fri90°67°18%
- Sat89°66°17%
- Sun85°65°8%
- Mon87°67°6%
- Tue90°69°17%
- Wed94°69°15%
- Thu94°73°18%
- Fri85°66°22%
- Sat89°66°25%
- Sun90°67°32%
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 — Corona
SPC includes Corona 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 Corona
- 88318