Magdalena, New Mexico Weather
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Magdalena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain26%0.31″85°63°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle20%0.03″88°63°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle53%—89°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%0.01″88°66°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle11%—92°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——93°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——93°69°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42. 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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.56
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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: 80°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sun85°63°27%
- Mon88°63°19%
- Tue89°64°53%
- Wed88°66°41%
- Thu92°67°11%
- Fri93°70°7%
- Sat93°69°5%
- Sun91°68°6%
- Mon88°66°7%
- Tue87°64°11%
- Wed89°68°14%
- Thu90°67°27%
- Fri93°68°29%
- Sat97°72°29%
- Sun99°71°41%
- Mon97°72°45%
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 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 Magdalena
- 87825