La Mesilla, New Mexico Weather
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La Mesilla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—97°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain41%0.09″95°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%—94°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—98°69°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—99°69°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast10%—97°68°-2°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
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 Mesilla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — La Mesilla
- Sun90°66°6%
- Mon97°63°13%
- Tue95°66°41%
- Wed94°65°41%
- Thu98°69°11%
- Fri99°69°14%
- Sat97°68°10%
- Sun100°71°8%
- Mon98°70°8%
- Tue96°70°17%
- Wed99°69°14%
- Thu100°70°40%
- Fri103°72°39%
- Sat96°69°51%
- Sun98°67°60%
- Mon98°67°61%
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 Mesilla
SPC includes La Mesilla 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 Mesilla
- 87532