La Joya, New Mexico Weather
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La Joya weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle18%0.04″93°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—99°67°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—97°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle29%—99°77°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—100°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——102°79°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°76°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- 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
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Joya at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87028
16-Day Forecast — La Joya
- Sun93°71°18%
- Mon99°67°14%
- Tue97°73°29%
- Wed99°77°29%
- Thu100°77°14%
- Fri102°79°4%
- Sat98°76°6%
- Sun101°77°6%
- Mon97°77°5%
- Tue97°75°6%
- Wed99°78°9%
- Thu99°76°14%
- Fri102°76°24%
- Sat105°79°36%
- Sun107°80°39%
- Mon105°80°43%
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 Joya
SPC includes La Joya 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 Joya
- 87028