Encantado, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Encantado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—89°64°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle45%—90°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast45%—90°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—92°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—91°63°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—89°65°-2°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Encantado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Encantado
- Sun85°66°4%
- Mon89°64°13%
- Tue90°64°45%
- Wed90°61°45%
- Thu92°65°21%
- Fri91°63°16%
- Sat89°65°22%
- Sun92°64°14%
- Mon94°64°11%
- Tue96°65°22%
- Wed94°67°16%
- Thu91°67°31%
- Fri93°61°45%
- Sat88°63°45%
- Sun89°65°48%
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 — Encantado
SPC includes Encantado 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 Encantado
- 87506