Lake Sumner, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Sumner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain11%0.09″98°65°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle—0.02″98°63°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—95°72°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle14%—101°73°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—101°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—97°74°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy16%—97°70°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Sumner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lake Sumner
- Sun98°65°11%
- Mon98°63°8%
- Tue95°72°14%
- Wed101°73°14%
- Thu101°72°24%
- Fri97°74°24%
- Sat97°70°16%
- Sun94°68°5%
- Mon98°75°4%
- Tue101°76°3%
- Wed104°76°12%
- Thu107°78°19%
- Fri99°75°15%
- Sat99°71°16%
- Sun97°72°26%
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 — Lake Sumner
SPC has placed Lake Sumner in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Lake Sumner
- 88119