Magdalena, New Mexico Weather
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Magdalena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—84°68°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast66%—87°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers50%0.71″89°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—89°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%0.03″93°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——95°70°+2°
AQI 80 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 41. 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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Magdalena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87825
16-Day Forecast — Magdalena
- Sat89°68°3%
- Sun84°68°10%
- Mon87°65°66%
- Tue89°62°50%
- Wed89°67°34%
- Thu93°68°14%
- Fri95°70°6%
- Sat92°68°10%
- Sun87°65°10%
- Mon84°65°6%
- Tue85°63°14%
- Wed88°66°13%
- Thu94°69°12%
- Fri96°69°25%
- Sat94°68°33%
- Sun92°71°35%
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 — Magdalena
SPC includes Magdalena in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Magdalena
- 87825