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Los Lunas, New Mexico Weather

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Los Lunas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Los Lunas, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 5:45 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
39%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
11:59 PM
Sunset
2:24 PM
Los Lunas, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLos Lunas, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 92°
Los Lunas, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    92°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    98°64°+6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    97°72°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    99°71°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    100°79°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    100°74°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    101°73°+1°
Los Lunas, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 56°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 30 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 361SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Los Lunas, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
850.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 25.11 inHg
Now
850.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 845853
840845850855860-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW853.4844.5849.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Los Lunas, NM
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-28 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Los Lunas, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
104.8mi
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
11:45 UTC · Los Lunas, 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
11:45 UTC · Los Lunas, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Los Lunas, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Los Lunas, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Los Lunas, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
11:59 PM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
2:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Los Lunas, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Los Lunas, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Los Lunas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87031

15-Day Forecast — Los Lunas

  1. Sun95°71°3%
  2. Mon98°64°22%
  3. Tue97°72°27%
  4. Wed99°71°27%
  5. Thu100°79°12%
  6. Fri100°74°3%
  7. Sat101°73°6%
  8. Sun99°73°6%
  9. Mon100°76°6%
  10. Tue103°75°10%
  11. Wed103°76°9%
  12. Thu103°78°15%
  13. Fri98°76°32%
  14. Sat99°73°38%
  15. Sun100°73°42%

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 Lunas

SPC includes Los Lunas 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 Lunas

  • 87031

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.