McGaffey, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGaffey weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——79°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—82°58°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle27%—84°59°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—90°60°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——88°58°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——87°58°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——93°57°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — 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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
McGaffey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — McGaffey
- Sun79°60°5%
- Mon82°58°12%
- Tue84°59°27%
- Wed90°60°27%
- Thu88°58°4%
- Fri87°58°1%
- Sat93°57°7%
- Sun90°61°9%
- Mon91°60°13%
- Tue93°61°21%
- Wed95°63°19%
- Thu94°63°22%
- Fri90°61°31%
- Sat93°62°32%
- Sun91°58°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 — McGaffey
SPC includes McGaffey 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 McGaffey
- 87347
- 87316