Melrose, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melrose weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast22%—96°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—95°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast24%—94°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——96°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—97°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—98°72°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast35%—94°72°-4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Melrose at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88124
15-Day Forecast — Melrose
- Sun96°68°22%
- Mon95°63°24%
- Tue94°72°24%
- Wed96°74°7%
- Thu97°75°29%
- Fri98°72°35%
- Sat94°72°35%
- Sun94°68°7%
- Mon96°75°4%
- Tue99°75°2%
- Wed103°75°9%
- Thu106°73°17%
- Fri98°72°11%
- Sat97°69°9%
- Sun94°69°17%
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 — Melrose
SPC has placed Melrose 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 Melrose
- 88124