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Glen Acres, New Mexico Weather

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

Glen Acres, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 6:55 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
23%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:13 AM
Sunset
2:25 PM
Glen Acres, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGlen Acres, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 100°
Glen Acres, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    37%
    99°75°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    97°78°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    20%
    99°76°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    19%
    101°76°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    98°74°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    97°76°-1°
Glen Acres, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
346° · backing 104°
Direction
NNW
346°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 17 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Glen Acres, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 25.74 inHg
Now
871.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 871879
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW878.5870.8871.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Glen Acres, NM
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~68 @ 7 PM

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 39.1 µg/m³ (AQI 110) with a 0.92 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERUnhealthy SG
39.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
43μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 39.1 µg/m³ (AQI 110) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Glen Acres, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
150.0mi
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
12:55 UTC · Glen Acres, 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
12:55 UTC · Glen Acres, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Glen Acres, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Glen Acres, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Glen Acres, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
12:13 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
2:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Glen Acres, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Glen Acres, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Glen Acres at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Glen Acres

  1. Sun99°71°6%
  2. Mon99°75°37%
  3. Tue97°78°37%
  4. Wed99°76°20%
  5. Thu101°76°19%
  6. Fri98°74°17%
  7. Sat97°76°27%
  8. Sun100°75°27%
  9. Mon96°78°17%
  10. Tue94°76°15%
  11. Wed97°76°25%
  12. Thu98°79°16%
  13. Fri101°81°16%
  14. Sat103°83°31%
  15. Sun105°84°32%
  16. Mon103°82°32%

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 — Glen Acres

SPC includes Glen Acres 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 Glen Acres

  • 88045

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.