La Madera, New Mexico Weather
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La Madera weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—91°59°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%—89°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle33%0.01″91°60°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—95°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%0.02″92°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——96°64°+4°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.69 with 7 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.69 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Madera at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87539
15-Day Forecast — La Madera
- Sun90°60°6%
- Mon91°59°16%
- Tue89°63°55%
- Wed91°60°33%
- Thu95°63°12%
- Fri92°64°15%
- Sat96°64°8%
- Sun97°67°7%
- Mon97°66°9%
- Tue100°66°12%
- Wed92°67°23%
- Thu93°64°41%
- Fri96°62°50%
- Sat97°66°52%
- Sun98°65°55%
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 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
- 87539