Mountainair, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mountainair weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—87°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast45%—90°60°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle46%—89°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers46%0.21″90°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—93°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy13%—93°66°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Mountainair at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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: 87036
15-Day Forecast — Mountainair
- Sun87°63°11%
- Mon90°60°45%
- Tue89°63°46%
- Wed90°62°46%
- Thu93°70°17%
- Fri94°70°7%
- Sat93°66°13%
- Sun90°65°8%
- Mon91°67°11%
- Tue94°68°14%
- Wed97°70°14%
- Thu96°71°20%
- Fri88°67°23%
- Sat92°65°26%
- Sun92°67°33%
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 — Mountainair
SPC includes Mountainair 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 Mountainair
- 87036