La Cueva, New Mexico Weather
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La Cueva weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle—0.03″85°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—86°59°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers48%0.02″85°61°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle48%—88°61°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—90°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—91°62°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—89°59°-2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 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 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
La Cueva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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.
16-Day Forecast — La Cueva
- Sun84°59°7%
- Mon86°59°22%
- Tue85°61°48%
- Wed88°61°48%
- Thu90°64°20%
- Fri91°62°21%
- Sat89°59°33%
- Sun89°63°11%
- Mon86°63°10%
- Tue85°61°22%
- Wed89°62°21%
- Thu91°62°30%
- Fri95°65°39%
- Sat92°66°44%
- Sun93°67°57%
- Mon93°67°58%
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 Cueva
SPC includes La Cueva 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 Cueva
- 87535