Gallup, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gallup weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°59°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—90°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—92°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——93°64°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——95°64°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——97°62°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Gallup at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 87301, 87305
16-Day Forecast — Gallup
- Sun85°58°4%
- Mon88°59°8%
- Tue90°63°20%
- Wed92°63°15%
- Thu93°64°2%
- Fri95°64°2%
- Sat97°62°6%
- Sun97°66°9%
- Mon94°67°13%
- Tue93°68°18%
- Wed95°65°14%
- Thu96°67°22%
- Fri97°66°40%
- Sat99°68°42%
- Sun98°66°32%
- Mon98°66°29%
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 — Gallup
SPC includes Gallup 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 Gallup
- 87301