Medanales, New Mexico Weather
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Medanales weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—95°63°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle37%—95°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—95°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——98°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—96°65°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——100°65°+4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Medanales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87548
15-Day Forecast — Medanales
- Sun92°63°7%
- Mon95°63°11%
- Tue95°66°37%
- Wed95°63°34%
- Thu98°66°8%
- Fri96°65°12%
- Sat100°65°8%
- Sun99°66°5%
- Mon100°65°5%
- Tue102°67°13%
- Wed102°67°16%
- Thu100°66°31%
- Fri94°64°45%
- Sat99°66°45%
- Sun99°67°48%
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 — Medanales
SPC includes Medanales 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 Medanales
- 87548