Ojo Caliente, New Mexico Weather
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Ojo Caliente weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle—0.03″88°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—93°60°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle44%0.01″92°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle31%—93°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—97°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—94°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——98°63°+4°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.68 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37), ratio 0.68 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Ojo Caliente at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87549
15-Day Forecast — Ojo Caliente
- Sun90°59°0%
- Mon93°60°12%
- Tue92°63°44%
- Wed93°61°31%
- Thu97°63°11%
- Fri94°64°14%
- Sat98°63°9%
- Sun99°65°7%
- Mon99°65°8%
- Tue102°64°12%
- Wed97°65°23%
- Thu95°65°41%
- Fri97°62°50%
- Sat97°64°52%
- Sun99°64°55%
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 — Ojo Caliente
SPC includes Ojo Caliente 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 Ojo Caliente
- 87549