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Dora, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dora, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 12:51 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
50%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
2:07 PM
Dora, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDora, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 62°H 95°
Dora, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    95°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°62°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    92°72°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    95°74°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    27%
    95°74°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Rain
    44%
    0.15″
    97°67°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    92°73°-5°
Dora, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 13 · pk 40 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dora, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
867.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 25.63 inHg
Now
867.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 868875
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW874.6868.3869.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dora, NM
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Dora, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.0mi
UNLIMITED
140 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
06:51 UTC · Dora, 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
06:51 UTC · Dora, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dora, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dora, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dora, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
2:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dora, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
11:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dora, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 88115

15-Day Forecast — Dora

  1. Sun95°62°34%
  2. Mon93°62°8%
  3. Tue92°72°5%
  4. Wed95°74°5%
  5. Thu95°74°27%
  6. Fri97°67°44%
  7. Sat92°73°44%
  8. Sun92°67°8%
  9. Mon94°73°5%
  10. Tue96°75°4%
  11. Wed100°76°8%
  12. Thu104°72°14%
  13. Fri96°71°7%
  14. Sat93°70°6%
  15. Sun91°70°15%

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 — Dora

SPC has placed Dora in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Dora

  • 88130
  • 88115

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.