La Madera, New Mexico Weather
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La Madera weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°64°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle32%—90°61°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle46%0.02″90°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle46%—93°62°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—95°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——97°67°+2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.57 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.57 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.57
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Madera at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — La Madera
- Sat93°61°2%
- Sun88°64°6%
- Mon90°61°32%
- Tue90°62°46%
- Wed93°62°46%
- Thu95°64°16%
- Fri97°67°8%
- Sat96°67°11%
- Sun92°66°8%
- Mon92°67°9%
- Tue94°69°7%
- Wed97°70°27%
- Thu96°68°29%
- Fri83°63°38%
- Sat84°65°39%
- Sun86°63°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 Madera
SPC includes La Madera 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 Madera
- 87047