La Bajada, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Bajada weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—95°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%—96°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain46%0.06″96°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—100°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——96°66°-1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Bajada at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below 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.
15-Day Forecast — La Bajada
- Sun92°67°1%
- Mon95°66°17%
- Tue96°63°46%
- Wed96°62°46%
- Thu100°66°13%
- Fri97°67°9%
- Sat96°66°8%
- Sun98°66°7%
- Mon100°68°6%
- Tue104°66°13%
- Wed103°69°12%
- Thu97°67°25%
- Fri93°69°33%
- Sat102°66°38%
- Sun100°68°44%
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