Datil, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Datil weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle18%—84°58°—
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle68%0.02″86°60°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle58%0.01″85°61°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—89°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%0.01″89°66°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——88°65°-1°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle12%—76°60°-12°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 31.2 µg/m³ (AQI 92) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 31.2 µg/m³ (AQI 92) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 12:32 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
Datil at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 87821
16-Day Forecast — Datil
- Mon84°58°18%
- Tue86°60°68%
- Wed85°61°58%
- Thu89°64°16%
- Fri89°66°12%
- Sat88°65°7%
- Sun76°60°12%
- Mon75°60°24%
- Tue76°59°17%
- Wed74°58°12%
- Thu82°61°23%
- Fri87°65°23%
- Sat89°69°50%
- Sun91°66°52%
- Mon90°67°37%
- Tue89°67°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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