Kirtland AFB, New Mexico Weather
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Kirtland AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°74°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%—94°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle24%—94°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle24%—97°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—100°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——99°77°-1°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.63 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.63
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Kirtland AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87117
16-Day Forecast — Kirtland AFB
- Sat97°61°1%
- Sun92°74°4%
- Mon94°70°14%
- Tue94°71°24%
- Wed97°70°24%
- Thu100°74°15%
- Fri99°77°6%
- Sat102°76°6%
- Sun97°78°15%
- Mon98°77°12%
- Tue99°77°15%
- Wed102°79°27%
- Thu102°77°29%
- Fri95°71°38%
- Sat89°74°39%
- Sun92°71°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 AFB
SPC includes Kirtland AFB 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 Kirtland AFB
- 87116