La Cueva, New Mexico Weather
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La Cueva weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——81°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—84°58°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain48%0.12″84°56°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%—85°57°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—87°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—88°60°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast19%—89°56°+1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Cueva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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
- Sun81°59°6%
- Mon84°58°36%
- Tue84°56°48%
- Wed85°57°41%
- Thu87°60°13%
- Fri88°60°11%
- Sat89°56°19%
- Sun90°61°9%
- Mon87°59°9%
- Tue85°58°22%
- Wed88°59°26%
- Thu89°59°33%
- Fri91°62°32%
- Sat92°65°52%
- Sun92°64°55%
- Mon90°62°42%
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
- 87025