Crystal, New Mexico Weather
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Crystal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—84°60°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle31%—86°55°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°58°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——90°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——91°63°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——94°57°+3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Crystal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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.
16-Day Forecast — Crystal
- Sun83°58°3%
- Mon84°60°16%
- Tue86°55°31%
- Wed88°58°7%
- Thu90°62°2%
- Fri91°63°3%
- Sat94°57°5%
- Sun93°59°8%
- Mon90°62°11%
- Tue88°62°15%
- Wed91°58°21%
- Thu92°60°27%
- Fri94°62°29%
- Sat94°62°33%
- Sun95°60°35%
- Mon94°61°30%
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 — Crystal
SPC includes Crystal 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 Crystal
- 87328