Eagle Nest, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eagle Nest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle10%—80°45°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle16%0.06″82°53°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain77%0.13″84°55°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast47%—86°52°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%—86°56°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast39%—84°55°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast19%—87°52°+3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Eagle Nest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87718
16-Day Forecast — Eagle Nest
- Sun80°45°10%
- Mon82°53°16%
- Tue84°55°77%
- Wed86°52°47%
- Thu86°56°30%
- Fri84°55°39%
- Sat87°52°19%
- Sun86°57°7%
- Mon87°55°7%
- Tue88°54°21%
- Wed90°54°24%
- Thu92°55°36%
- Fri92°60°40%
- Sat91°60°58%
- Sun88°58°62%
- Mon88°57°61%
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 — Eagle Nest
SPC includes Eagle Nest 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 Eagle Nest
- 87718