High Rolls, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
High Rolls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain33%0.11″83°66°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle71%0.02″84°60°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%—80°61°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle38%—82°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—87°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast45%—87°67°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%0.02″85°63°-2°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM10. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM10 at 102.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.19 fine-to-coarse ratio under 21 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
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 ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 102.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.19 fine-to-coarse ratio under 21 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.19
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
High Rolls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
15-Day Forecast — High Rolls
- Sun83°66°33%
- Mon84°60°71%
- Tue80°61°50%
- Wed82°65°38%
- Thu87°64°24%
- Fri87°67°45%
- Sat85°63°43%
- Sun82°63°23%
- Mon83°62°23%
- Tue86°63°31%
- Wed90°64°25%
- Thu91°67°18%
- Fri80°65°19%
- Sat87°62°13%
- Sun82°63°18%
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 — High Rolls
SPC includes High Rolls 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 High Rolls
- 88325