Loco Hills, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loco Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain26%0.09″98°70°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy12%—97°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——95°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°77°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°79°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—98°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast18%—95°75°-3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Loco Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88255
16-Day Forecast — Loco Hills
- Sun98°70°26%
- Mon97°66°12%
- Tue95°74°2%
- Wed97°77°2%
- Thu98°79°9%
- Fri98°76°18%
- Sat95°75°18%
- Sun92°75°11%
- Mon93°74°10%
- Tue95°74°8%
- Wed96°75°8%
- Thu100°76°13%
- Fri103°77°15%
- Sat105°77°16%
- Sun107°79°16%
- Mon104°83°13%
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 — Loco Hills
SPC has placed Loco Hills in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Loco Hills
- 88255