Cotton City, New Mexico Weather
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Cotton City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——99°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—99°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle36%—99°76°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle35%—99°77°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—100°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—98°73°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle34%—98°74°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Cotton City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cotton City
- Sun99°72°6%
- Mon99°72°36%
- Tue99°76°36%
- Wed99°77°35%
- Thu100°77°19%
- Fri98°73°20%
- Sat98°74°34%
- Sun99°73°34%
- Mon97°74°19%
- Tue94°75°15%
- Wed97°73°26%
- Thu98°78°21%
- Fri100°80°23%
- Sat103°82°35%
- Sun104°83°40%
- Mon104°82°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 — Cotton City
SPC includes Cotton City 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 Cotton City
- 88020