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Lake Valley, New Mexico Weather

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Lake Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake Valley, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 5:44 AM
56
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
48°
Humidity
25%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:01 AM
Sunset
2:33 PM
Lake Valley, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Valley, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 92°
Lake Valley, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    92°56°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    92°60°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    92°71°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.02″
    95°72°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    97°73°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    96°73°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    100°71°+4°
Lake Valley, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
113° · backing 12°
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Valley, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
818.1
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 24.16 inHg
Now
818.1
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-8.8
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 817829
810815820825830835-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW828.7816.5817.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Lake Valley, NM
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-36 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Lake Valley, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
66%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
145.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
11:44 UTC · Lake Valley, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:44 UTC · Lake Valley, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Valley, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Valley, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Valley, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
12:01 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
2:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Valley, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Valley, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Lake Valley

  1. Sun92°58°0%
  2. Mon92°60°4%
  3. Tue92°71°14%
  4. Wed95°72°14%
  5. Thu97°73°4%
  6. Fri96°73°1%
  7. Sat100°71°7%
  8. Sun96°75°8%
  9. Mon97°74°8%
  10. Tue100°76°10%
  11. Wed100°76°18%
  12. Thu98°77°19%
  13. Fri98°73°35%
  14. Sat99°77°39%
  15. Sun98°74°39%

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 Valley

SPC includes Lake Valley 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 Lake Valley

  • 87499

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.