Ojo Sarco, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ojo Sarco weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—88°60°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle33%—90°60°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—90°59°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—92°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—89°61°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—91°61°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ojo Sarco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Ojo Sarco
- Sun85°58°3%
- Mon88°60°12%
- Tue90°60°33%
- Wed90°59°33%
- Thu92°62°13%
- Fri89°61°18%
- Sat91°61°17%
- Sun92°61°10%
- Mon95°62°13%
- Tue97°62°22%
- Wed91°63°21%
- Thu91°63°31%
- Fri91°59°45%
- Sat88°62°45%
- Sun92°64°48%
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 Sarco
SPC includes Ojo Sarco 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 Sarco
- 87521
- 87527