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Luna, New Mexico Weather

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

Luna, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 1:07 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
24%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:10 AM
Sunset
2:30 PM
Luna, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLuna, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 82°
Luna, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    82°58°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    73%
    0.01″
    88°59°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    93°62°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Rain
    23%
    0.97″
    90°60°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    15%
    0.12″
    84°58°-6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    20%
    91°59°+7°
Luna, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · veering 36°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 5 · pk 11 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Luna, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
790.6
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 23.35 inHg
Now
790.6
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-7.0
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 788798
780785790795800805-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW797.6787.9790.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Luna, NM
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Luna, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
147.4mi
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
07:07 UTC · Luna, 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
07:07 UTC · Luna, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Luna, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Luna, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Luna, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
12:10 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
2:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Luna, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Luna, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Luna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87824

15-Day Forecast — Luna

  1. Sun82°64°5%
  2. Mon82°58°72%
  3. Tue88°59°73%
  4. Wed93°62°39%
  5. Thu90°60°23%
  6. Fri84°58°15%
  7. Sat91°59°20%
  8. Sun89°62°18%
  9. Mon89°62°26%
  10. Tue91°62°25%
  11. Wed96°63°28%
  12. Thu94°67°31%
  13. Fri92°64°35%
  14. Sat88°63°37%
  15. Sun91°60°39%

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 — Luna

SPC includes Luna 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 Luna

  • 87824

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.