La Cienega, New Mexico Weather
Verdant eruption. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Cienega weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle15%0.01″91°57°—
- TuesdayJul 7Rain37%0.11″91°60°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast37%—94°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—97°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°63°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—88°64°-9°
- SundayJul 12Overcast——79°60°-9°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 12:25 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Verdant eruption
La Cienega at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — La Cienega
- Mon91°57°15%
- Tue91°60°37%
- Wed94°62°37%
- Thu97°64°14%
- Fri97°63°7%
- Sat88°64°14%
- Sun79°60°8%
- Mon89°60°10%
- Tue84°65°11%
- Wed87°64°16%
- Thu90°69°26%
- Fri95°71°39%
- Sat98°69°48%
- Sun95°69°52%
- Mon89°70°52%
- Tue89°69°57%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 Cienega
SPC includes La Cienega 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 Cienega
- 87507