Española, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Española weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°62°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle40%—96°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle40%—97°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—100°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—100°65°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——101°65°+1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Española at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Española
- Sun92°65°4%
- Mon95°62°9%
- Tue96°65°40%
- Wed97°62°40%
- Thu100°65°13%
- Fri100°65°10%
- Sat101°65°8%
- Sun102°67°6%
- Mon99°67°6%
- Tue97°65°13%
- Wed99°65°17%
- Thu101°65°40%
- Fri104°67°39%
- Sat97°67°51%
- Sun99°66°60%
- Mon100°66°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 — Española
SPC includes Española 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 Española
- 87532
- 87533