Malaga, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Malaga weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain—0.09″102°75°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear10%—99°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——100°78°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——101°81°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—105°79°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle16%—98°79°-7°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55), ratio 0.40 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55), ratio 0.40 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.40
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Malaga at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88263
15-Day Forecast — Malaga
- Sun102°75°9%
- Mon99°67°10%
- Tue98°74°2%
- Wed100°78°2%
- Thu101°81°5%
- Fri105°79°16%
- Sat98°79°16%
- Sun94°78°12%
- Mon98°77°16%
- Tue99°79°9%
- Wed102°80°7%
- Thu108°78°13%
- Fri100°81°5%
- Sat99°75°7%
- Sun95°75°6%
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 — Malaga
SPC includes Malaga in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Malaga
- 88263