Mount Taylor, New Mexico Weather
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Mount Taylor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—89°66°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle47%—90°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle29%—92°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——91°63°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——95°69°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——95°65°0°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Mount Taylor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Mount Taylor
- Sun86°63°4%
- Mon89°66°25%
- Tue90°65°47%
- Wed92°63°29%
- Thu91°63°6%
- Fri95°69°3%
- Sat95°65°3%
- Sun93°67°6%
- Mon91°65°9%
- Tue89°65°11%
- Wed91°65°16%
- Thu93°64°18%
- Fri97°65°31%
- Sat100°70°36%
- Sun100°67°40%
- Mon99°69°42%
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 — Mount Taylor
SPC includes Mount Taylor 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 Mount Taylor
- 87020