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Farmington, New Mexico Weather

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Farmington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Farmington, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 6:57 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
22%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
11:59 PM
Sunset
2:34 PM
Farmington, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFarmington, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 95°
Farmington, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°55°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°64°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°66°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    97°67°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    98°66°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    99°66°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    101°68°+2°
Farmington, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
079° · backing 17°
Direction
E
079°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the e.
Farmington, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
831.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 24.56 inHg
Now
831.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 830841
825830835840845850-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW841.1829.7831.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Farmington, NM
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-18 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Farmington, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
152.1mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:57 UTC · Farmington, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:57 UTC · Farmington, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Farmington, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Farmington, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Farmington, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
11:59 PM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
2:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Farmington, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Farmington, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Farmington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 87401, 87402, 87499

16-Day Forecast — Farmington

  1. Sun95°55°1%
  2. Mon94°64°3%
  3. Tue96°66°3%
  4. Wed97°67°3%
  5. Thu98°66°2%
  6. Fri99°66°0%
  7. Sat101°68°5%
  8. Sun104°72°10%
  9. Mon100°73°10%
  10. Tue97°72°10%
  11. Wed99°70°23%
  12. Thu100°70°34%
  13. Fri102°69°35%
  14. Sat103°71°32%
  15. Sun104°70°35%
  16. Mon102°69°40%

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 — Farmington

SPC includes Farmington 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 Farmington

  • 87401
  • 87402

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.