La Bajada, New Mexico Weather
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La Bajada weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle—0.04″93°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—94°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers46%0.01″95°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle46%0.02″95°65°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—100°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°67°-2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Bajada at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — La Bajada
- Sun93°67°5%
- Mon94°65°13%
- Tue95°64°46%
- Wed95°65°46%
- Thu100°67°12%
- Fri102°68°8%
- Sat100°67°7%
- Sun101°70°8%
- Mon97°69°6%
- Tue96°67°11%
- Wed99°70°17%
- Thu100°68°31%
- Fri104°68°37%
- Sat104°69°46%
- Sun97°70°51%
- Mon103°69°63%
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 — La Bajada
SPC includes La Bajada 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 La Bajada
- 87507