Gila, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gila weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—96°72°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle42%0.04″99°73°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle38%—96°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle40%—96°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle21%0.06″100°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%0.01″98°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle28%0.06″98°71°0°
AQI 103 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 94.5 µg/m³ (AQI 178) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 3 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 94.5 µg/m³ (AQI 178) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Gila at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88038
16-Day Forecast — Gila
- Sun96°73°10%
- Mon99°73°42%
- Tue96°69°38%
- Wed96°69°40%
- Thu100°73°21%
- Fri98°68°18%
- Sat98°71°28%
- Sun98°71°21%
- Mon95°73°20%
- Tue95°72°22%
- Wed97°73°28%
- Thu98°73°30%
- Fri102°74°26%
- Sat104°76°30%
- Sun106°76°42%
- Mon98°77°48%
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 — Gila
SPC includes Gila 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 Gila
- 88028
- 88038