Fort Sumner, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Sumner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle14%0.05″97°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°62°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—95°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%0.02″100°74°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—100°73°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—98°76°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy23%—97°72°-1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Sumner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88119
15-Day Forecast — Fort Sumner
- Sun97°66°14%
- Mon97°62°9%
- Tue95°72°10%
- Wed100°74°10%
- Thu100°73°21%
- Fri98°76°23%
- Sat97°72°23%
- Sun96°70°5%
- Mon97°75°4%
- Tue100°76°4%
- Wed104°75°12%
- Thu108°79°20%
- Fri99°75°13%
- Sat99°71°14%
- Sun97°72°20%
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 — Fort Sumner
SPC has placed Fort Sumner in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Fort Sumner
- 88119