La Plata, New Mexico Weather
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La Plata weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°55°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°60°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——96°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——97°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——98°67°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°67°+2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Plata at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87418
15-Day Forecast — La Plata
- Sun94°55°0%
- Mon94°60°4%
- Tue96°66°4%
- Wed96°67°4%
- Thu97°67°4%
- Fri98°67°0%
- Sat100°67°4%
- Sun99°71°10%
- Mon101°70°10%
- Tue101°70°11%
- Wed102°68°17%
- Thu102°70°22%
- Fri100°66°23%
- Sat99°70°48%
- Sun97°67°48%
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 Plata
SPC includes La Plata 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 Plata
- 87401
- 87418