Orogrande, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orogrande weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle—0.04″100°75°—
- SundayJul 5Showers21%0.22″93°66°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle13%—97°65°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—93°76°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——96°78°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—98°77°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—99°77°+1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.82 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Orogrande at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88342
16-Day Forecast — Orogrande
- Sat100°75°6%
- Sun93°66°21%
- Mon97°65°13%
- Tue93°76°26%
- Wed96°78°9%
- Thu98°77°12%
- Fri99°77°12%
- Sat100°77°8%
- Sun97°78°7%
- Mon97°76°15%
- Tue98°77°14%
- Wed102°78°13%
- Thu103°78°13%
- Fri90°80°13%
- Sat94°76°15%
- Sun88°71°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Orogrande
SPC includes Orogrande 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 Orogrande
- 88342