Hatch, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hatch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—100°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—101°73°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%—98°76°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—99°77°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——102°78°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—101°77°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle18%0.01″100°76°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.56 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.56 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Hatch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87937
15-Day Forecast — Hatch
- Sun100°74°20%
- Mon101°73°20%
- Tue98°76°20%
- Wed99°77°11%
- Thu102°78°7%
- Fri101°77°12%
- Sat100°76°18%
- Sun94°78°18%
- Mon97°77°8%
- Tue99°78°15%
- Wed103°78°18%
- Thu104°80°24%
- Fri93°82°19%
- Sat101°74°13%
- Sun99°78°14%
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 — Hatch
SPC includes Hatch 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 Hatch
- 87937