Encinal, New Mexico Weather
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Encinal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°67°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle24%0.04″88°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle41%—90°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle38%—91°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—93°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——94°69°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — 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 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Encinal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Encinal
- Sun86°69°4%
- Mon88°66°24%
- Tue90°67°41%
- Wed91°68°38%
- Thu93°71°12%
- Fri94°70°2%
- Sat94°69°4%
- Sun94°71°8%
- Mon91°71°8%
- Tue89°68°9%
- Wed91°69°17%
- Thu93°69°30%
- Fri96°73°41%
- Sat99°74°42%
- Sun99°74°41%
- Mon99°74°45%
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 — Encinal
SPC includes Encinal 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 Encinal
- 87038