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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
Monday, July 6 at 5:25 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
38%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:00 AM
Sunset
2:34 PM
Farmington, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFarmington, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 96°
Farmington, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°65°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    96°70°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    97°68°+1°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    97°66°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    98°67°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    101°66°+3°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    99°70°-2°
Farmington, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
060° · backing 15°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8 mph
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 mph · pk 22 mph @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the ene.
Farmington, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
833.8
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 24.62 inHg
Now
833.8
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 831841
825830835840845-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW840.8831.1833.7
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Farmington, NM
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Farmington, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
104.6mi
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
11:25 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
11:25 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 · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
12:00 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
2:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Farmington, NM
The moon
Last Quarter
63% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
12:34 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Farmington, NM
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Verdant eruption

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Farmington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP codes: 87401, 87402, 87499

15-Day Forecast — Farmington

  1. Mon96°65°2%
  2. Tue96°70°2%
  3. Wed97°68°1%
  4. Thu97°66°2%
  5. Fri98°67°1%
  6. Sat101°66°5%
  7. Sun99°70°12%
  8. Mon96°69°17%
  9. Tue94°67°17%
  10. Wed92°66°14%
  11. Thu92°66°31%
  12. Fri94°73°37%
  13. Sat99°71°30%
  14. Sun98°73°34%
  15. Mon99°73°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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.