Elephant Butte, New Mexico Weather
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Elephant Butte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast25%—97°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—98°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—97°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——98°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——101°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——103°77°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast12%—102°77°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 42. 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Elephant Butte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87935
16-Day Forecast — Elephant Butte
- Sun97°75°25%
- Mon98°68°15%
- Tue97°71°16%
- Wed98°74°7%
- Thu101°74°7%
- Fri103°77°7%
- Sat102°77°12%
- Sun100°78°12%
- Mon95°74°21%
- Tue95°75°21%
- Wed97°81°17%
- Thu99°75°21%
- Fri102°76°23%
- Sat104°79°24%
- Sun106°78°37%
- Mon105°80°43%
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 — Elephant Butte
SPC includes Elephant Butte 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 Elephant Butte
- 87935