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Mora, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Mora, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 3:29 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
51%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
11:50 PM
Sunset
2:21 PM
Mora, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMora, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 56°H 80°
Mora, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    21%
    0.10″
    80°56°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    33%
    86°56°+6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    72%
    0.14″
    85°60°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    90°58°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    32%
    92°60°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    86°59°-6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    23%
    90°59°+4°
Mora, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · backing 38°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 307SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mora, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
786.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 23.22 inHg
Now
786.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
+5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 780791
775780785790795-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW790.9780.4786.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mora, NM
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-34 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mora, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.0mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:29 UTC · Mora, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:29 UTC · Mora, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mora, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mora, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mora, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
11:50 PM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
2:21 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mora, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mora, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87732

15-Day Forecast — Mora

  1. Sun80°56°21%
  2. Mon86°56°33%
  3. Tue85°60°72%
  4. Wed90°58°41%
  5. Thu92°60°32%
  6. Fri86°59°47%
  7. Sat90°59°23%
  8. Sun87°59°8%
  9. Mon91°59°14%
  10. Tue94°61°24%
  11. Wed93°64°23%
  12. Thu97°61°40%
  13. Fri85°60°39%
  14. Sat89°60°49%
  15. Sun92°60°53%

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 — Mora

SPC includes Mora 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 Mora

  • 87732
  • 87715

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.