Lee Acres, New Mexico Weather
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Lee Acres weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°52°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°59°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——95°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——97°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——100°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——101°67°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Lee Acres at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lee Acres
- Sat92°52°0%
- Sun93°59°0%
- Mon95°67°6%
- Tue97°66°6%
- Wed98°69°5%
- Thu100°67°2%
- Fri101°67°2%
- Sat103°67°6%
- Sun100°71°15%
- Mon98°68°15%
- Tue100°71°21%
- Wed104°73°31%
- Thu101°71°28%
- Fri98°70°34%
- Sat93°69°32%
- Sun91°69°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Lee Acres
SPC includes Lee Acres in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Lee Acres
- 87401
- 87413