Kirtland, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirtland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——94°55°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——96°60°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——97°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——98°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——101°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——101°68°0°
AQI 80 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Kirtland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87417
16-Day Forecast — Kirtland
- Sat94°55°0%
- Sun96°59°0%
- Mon94°67°1%
- Tue97°67°2%
- Wed98°68°2%
- Thu101°67°2%
- Fri101°68°1%
- Sat101°66°6%
- Sun97°72°10%
- Mon100°69°10%
- Tue100°71°7%
- Wed103°71°16%
- Thu103°74°27%
- Fri100°75°50%
- Sat97°72°52%
- Sun99°76°48%
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 — Kirtland
SPC includes Kirtland in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Kirtland
- 87417