La Union, New Mexico Weather
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La Union weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle14%0.02″101°77°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—100°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—97°80°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——99°82°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—102°80°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—102°77°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle19%—99°80°-3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
La Union at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — La Union
- Sun101°77°14%
- Mon100°74°10%
- Tue97°80°10%
- Wed99°82°5%
- Thu102°80°19%
- Fri102°77°19%
- Sat99°80°19%
- Sun93°81°13%
- Mon95°78°8%
- Tue98°80°11%
- Wed102°81°11%
- Thu104°82°19%
- Fri99°83°23%
- Sat98°76°11%
- Sun97°82°6%
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 Union
SPC includes La Union 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 Union
- 88021