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Datil, New Mexico Weather

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

Datil, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 6:50 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
26%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Sunset
2:26 PM
Datil, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDatil, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 80°
Datil, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    80°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    64%
    82°61°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    65%
    0.30″
    85°61°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    49%
    85°64°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    88°65°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    89°67°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    10%
    91°66°+2°
Datil, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 22°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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 9 · pk 29 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Datil, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
780.4
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 23.05 inHg
Now
780.4
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 779787
775780785790795-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW786.7779.3780.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Datil, NM
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.75 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Datil, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.6mi
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
12:50 UTC · Datil, 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
12:50 UTC · Datil, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Datil, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Datil, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Datil, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
2:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Datil, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Datil, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Datil at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87821

16-Day Forecast — Datil

  1. Sun79°61°13%
  2. Mon82°61°64%
  3. Tue85°61°65%
  4. Wed85°64°49%
  5. Thu88°65°12%
  6. Fri89°67°8%
  7. Sat91°66°10%
  8. Sun87°65°7%
  9. Mon85°63°13%
  10. Tue84°61°14%
  11. Wed85°63°24%
  12. Thu87°61°34%
  13. Fri91°62°37%
  14. Sat94°68°39%
  15. Sun95°67°32%
  16. Mon91°67°41%

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 — Datil

SPC includes Datil 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 Datil

  • 87821

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.