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Fence Lake, New Mexico Weather

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

Fence Lake, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 3:36 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
25%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:07 AM
Sunset
2:31 PM
Fence Lake, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFence Lake, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 79°
Fence Lake, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    18%
    87°61°+8°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    26%
    88°66°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    91°66°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    90°65°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    89°66°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    95°64°+6°
Fence Lake, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
338° · veering 44°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 44° from the nnw.
Fence Lake, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
790.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 23.33 inHg
Now
790.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-6.3
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 787798
780785790795800805-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW797.6786.9790.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fence Lake, NM
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Fence Lake, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
141.9mi
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
09:36 UTC · Fence Lake, 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
09:36 UTC · Fence Lake, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fence Lake, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fence Lake, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fence Lake, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
12:07 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
2:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fence Lake, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fence Lake, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fence Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87315

15-Day Forecast — Fence Lake

  1. Sun79°64°5%
  2. Mon87°61°18%
  3. Tue88°66°26%
  4. Wed91°66°23%
  5. Thu90°65°7%
  6. Fri89°66°3%
  7. Sat95°64°8%
  8. Sun91°68°9%
  9. Mon91°66°12%
  10. Tue93°66°14%
  11. Wed95°66°26%
  12. Thu95°68°29%
  13. Fri90°68°31%
  14. Sat90°68°36%
  15. Sun89°64°39%

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 — Fence Lake

SPC includes Fence Lake 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 Fence Lake

  • 87315

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.