Escondida, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Escondida weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle13%0.03″96°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—100°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers22%—98°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle22%—99°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—101°78°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——101°78°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°76°-1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.53
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Escondida at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Escondida
- Sun93°72°13%
- Mon100°70°11%
- Tue98°73°22%
- Wed99°75°22%
- Thu101°78°15%
- Fri101°78°6%
- Sat100°76°9%
- Sun99°76°9%
- Mon100°76°4%
- Tue102°76°6%
- Wed103°77°12%
- Thu105°81°16%
- Fri96°78°17%
- Sat99°73°27%
- Sun101°76°29%
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 — Escondida
SPC includes Escondida 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 Escondida
- 87801