Hillsboro, New Mexico Weather
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Hillsboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers15%0.13″94°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle46%0.04″96°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle27%—93°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle21%0.01″95°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%0.02″98°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—93°77°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle20%—97°73°+4°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 30. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Hillsboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 88042
15-Day Forecast — Hillsboro
- Sun92°71°15%
- Mon96°71°46%
- Tue93°68°27%
- Wed95°72°21%
- Thu98°73°24%
- Fri93°77°14%
- Sat97°73°20%
- Sun88°72°20%
- Mon91°72°11%
- Tue94°73°18%
- Wed96°74°17%
- Thu100°77°17%
- Fri91°78°17%
- Sat96°73°19%
- Sun94°73°23%
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 — Hillsboro
SPC includes Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro
- 88042