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Newkirk, New Mexico Weather

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

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

Newkirk, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 7:59 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:48 PM
Sunset
2:14 PM
Newkirk, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNewkirk, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 97°
Newkirk, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    18%
    0.04″
    97°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.02″
    97°65°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    94°71°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    101°73°+7°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    99°71°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    99°74°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    94°69°-5°
Newkirk, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
073° · veering 165°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 9 · pk 35 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 282SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 165° from the ene.
Newkirk, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
865.5
+2.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.56 inHg
Now
865.5
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
+3.9
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 862867
855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW867.0861.7865.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Newkirk, NM
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-13 in 6hPeak ~34 @ 8 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4
Newkirk, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.0mi
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
13:59 UTC · Newkirk, 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
13:59 UTC · Newkirk, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Newkirk, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Newkirk, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Newkirk, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
11:48 PM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
2:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Newkirk, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Newkirk, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Newkirk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 88431

16-Day Forecast — Newkirk

  1. Sun97°66°18%
  2. Mon97°65°34%
  3. Tue94°71°34%
  4. Wed101°73°29%
  5. Thu99°71°25%
  6. Fri99°74°33%
  7. Sat94°69°21%
  8. Sun98°74°9%
  9. Mon93°74°4%
  10. Tue94°72°6%
  11. Wed97°74°7%
  12. Thu100°74°14%
  13. Fri105°76°26%
  14. Sat107°78°29%
  15. Sun108°74°29%
  16. Mon105°73°40%

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 — Newkirk

SPC has placed Newkirk 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 Newkirk

  • 88417

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.