Los Ojos, New Mexico Weather
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Los Ojos weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°53°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—86°56°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast34%—91°56°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—92°56°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——91°57°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—88°54°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°56°+7°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Los Ojos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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.
ZIP code: 87551
15-Day Forecast — Los Ojos
- Sun85°53°2%
- Mon86°56°19%
- Tue91°56°34%
- Wed92°56°18%
- Thu91°57°8%
- Fri88°54°11%
- Sat95°56°8%
- Sun95°61°8%
- Mon97°59°12%
- Tue97°58°17%
- Wed96°61°28%
- Thu99°61°37%
- Fri94°56°44%
- Sat96°60°48%
- Sun97°57°54%
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 Ojos
SPC includes Los Ojos 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 Ojos
- 87551