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Garfield, New Mexico Weather

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

Garfield, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 6:53 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
30%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:06 AM
Sunset
2:20 PM
Garfield, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGarfield, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 100°
Garfield, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    28%
    0.08″
    100°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    19%
    100°73°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    97°74°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    100°77°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    102°77°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    104°77°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    102°78°-2°
Garfield, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
021° · veering 48°
Direction
NNE
021°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 347SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Garfield, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
877.0
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 25.90 inHg
Now
877.0
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 875881
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW881.1875.0876.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Garfield, NM
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32. 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
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Garfield, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
110.5mi
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
12:53 UTC · Garfield, 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
12:53 UTC · Garfield, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Garfield, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Garfield, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Garfield, 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
12:06 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
2:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Garfield, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Garfield, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Garfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87936

16-Day Forecast — Garfield

  1. Sun99°74°28%
  2. Mon100°73°19%
  3. Tue97°74°15%
  4. Wed100°77°13%
  5. Thu102°77°6%
  6. Fri104°77°11%
  7. Sat102°78°21%
  8. Sun97°78°21%
  9. Mon95°76°9%
  10. Tue95°76°15%
  11. Wed97°80°15%
  12. Thu100°76°17%
  13. Fri102°78°20%
  14. Sat104°79°33%
  15. Sun106°81°32%
  16. Mon106°82°33%

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 — Garfield

SPC includes Garfield 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 Garfield

  • 87936

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.