Maxwell, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maxwell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—92°57°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle23%0.01″94°56°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle53%—93°60°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%0.01″95°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%0.01″94°60°-1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle43%0.14″89°59°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°59°+6°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 49 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Maxwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87728
15-Day Forecast — Maxwell
- Sun91°56°21%
- Mon94°56°23%
- Tue93°60°53%
- Wed95°61°39%
- Thu94°60°39%
- Fri89°59°43%
- Sat95°59°9%
- Sun93°64°4%
- Mon97°64°2%
- Tue102°64°7%
- Wed101°65°20%
- Thu102°68°22%
- Fri96°63°28%
- Sat96°63°35%
- Sun96°65°47%
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 — Maxwell
SPC has placed Maxwell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Maxwell
- 87728