La Tierra, New Mexico Weather
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La Tierra weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—91°63°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle45%—91°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast45%—91°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—94°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—92°66°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy14%—92°66°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Tierra at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — La Tierra
- Sun88°66°5%
- Mon91°63°15%
- Tue91°65°45%
- Wed91°63°45%
- Thu94°66°18%
- Fri92°66°13%
- Sat92°66°14%
- Sun94°65°10%
- Mon95°66°9%
- Tue98°67°19%
- Wed97°67°13%
- Thu93°66°25%
- Fri90°62°33%
- Sat93°64°38%
- Sun95°66°44%
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 Tierra
SPC includes La Tierra 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 Tierra
- 87506