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Orogrande, New Mexico Weather

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

Orogrande, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 11:13 AM
92
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
27%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:02 AM
Sunset
2:15 PM
Orogrande, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOrogrande, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 98°
Orogrande, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    25%
    0.10″
    98°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    95°67°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    97°72°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    96°76°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    99°79°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    14%
    100°79°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    18%
    100°76°
Orogrande, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 72°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 7 · pk 22 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 376SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the se-bound air across the harbor.
Orogrande, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
875.8
+2.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.86 inHg
Now
875.8
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
+5.4
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 870876
865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW875.8870.3875.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Orogrande, NM
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
9.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 28
Orogrande, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
131.1mi
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
17:13 UTC · Orogrande, 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
17:13 UTC · Orogrande, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Orogrande, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Orogrande, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Orogrande, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
12:02 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
2:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Orogrande, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Orogrande, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Orogrande at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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

  1. Sun98°69°25%
  2. Mon95°67°8%
  3. Tue97°72°17%
  4. Wed96°76°9%
  5. Thu99°79°13%
  6. Fri100°79°14%
  7. Sat100°76°18%
  8. Sun96°76°16%
  9. Mon94°74°16%
  10. Tue95°73°13%
  11. Wed96°76°15%
  12. Thu99°76°17%
  13. Fri102°76°21%
  14. Sat104°77°23%
  15. Sun105°79°25%
  16. Mon104°81°26%

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 — 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

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.