Los Luceros, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Los Luceros weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—96°65°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle33%0.03″96°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—96°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—99°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——101°66°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Los Luceros at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.
16-Day Forecast — Los Luceros
- Sun92°62°3%
- Mon96°65°10%
- Tue96°65°33%
- Wed96°63°33%
- Thu100°65°7%
- Fri99°67°13%
- Sat101°66°9%
- Sun103°68°6%
- Mon98°67°7%
- Tue96°65°15%
- Wed99°65°25%
- Thu100°65°40%
- Fri104°66°39%
- Sat98°68°51%
- Sun100°67°60%
- Mon100°65°61%
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 — Los Luceros
SPC includes Los Luceros 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 Luceros
- 87511