Los Chaves, New Mexico Weather
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Los Chaves weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle18%—98°67°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—98°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—99°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle10%—104°74°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——103°74°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 76. 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 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 9.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Los Chaves at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above 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.
16-Day Forecast — Los Chaves
- Sat99°59°2%
- Sun95°71°4%
- Mon98°67°18%
- Tue98°70°26%
- Wed99°71°26%
- Thu104°74°10%
- Fri103°74°4%
- Sat98°70°6%
- Sun99°74°6%
- Mon99°73°6%
- Tue99°75°6%
- Wed93°72°29%
- Thu92°71°32%
- Fri94°74°42%
- Sat98°74°45%
- Sun95°77°32%
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 — Los Chaves
SPC includes Los Chaves 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 Los Chaves
- 87002
- 87031