Homestead, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Homestead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—80°61°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain23%0.07″84°60°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain69%0.19″84°60°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%—82°62°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—87°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——88°65°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——90°65°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 42. 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Homestead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Homestead
- Sun80°61°15%
- Mon84°60°23%
- Tue84°60°69%
- Wed82°62°41%
- Thu87°65°14%
- Fri88°65°6%
- Sat90°65°9%
- Sun87°65°9%
- Mon84°63°15%
- Tue83°61°17%
- Wed84°62°21%
- Thu87°61°26%
- Fri90°62°37%
- Sat93°66°39%
- Sun94°66°32%
- Mon89°67°41%
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 — Homestead
SPC includes Homestead 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 Homestead
- 87821