La Luz, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Luz weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain27%0.20″96°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—94°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—91°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—94°76°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle12%—96°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—96°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle46%0.06″91°73°-5°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM10. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 100.1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 100.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.19
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
La Luz at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88337
15-Day Forecast — La Luz
- Sun96°71°27%
- Mon94°69°36%
- Tue91°70°29%
- Wed94°76°14%
- Thu96°76°12%
- Fri96°77°26%
- Sat91°73°46%
- Sun91°73°25%
- Mon94°73°25%
- Tue96°74°36%
- Wed99°75°21%
- Thu98°78°18%
- Fri90°76°19%
- Sat94°72°13%
- Sun92°72°18%
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 Luz
SPC includes La Luz 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 Luz
- 88310
- 88337