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Pecos, New Mexico Weather

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

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

Pecos, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 10:11 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
34%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:52 PM
Sunset
2:21 PM
Pecos, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPecos, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 84°
Pecos, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    84°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    0.04″
    86°61°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    56%
    0.02″
    85°62°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    89°62°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    91°65°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    39%
    92°63°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    90°60°-2°
Pecos, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 85°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 85° from the sse.
Pecos, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
798.9
+3.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 23.59 inHg
Now
798.9
mb
3h
+3.9
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 792799
785790795800805-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW799.0792.2798.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Pecos, NM
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 10 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 27
Pecos, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
111.1mi
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
16:11 UTC · Pecos, 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
16:11 UTC · Pecos, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pecos, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pecos, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pecos, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
11:52 PM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
2:21 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pecos, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pecos, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pecos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 87552

16-Day Forecast — Pecos

  1. Sun84°62°11%
  2. Mon86°61°13%
  3. Tue85°62°56%
  4. Wed89°62°47%
  5. Thu91°65°14%
  6. Fri92°63°39%
  7. Sat90°60°28%
  8. Sun90°64°10%
  9. Mon87°63°10%
  10. Tue86°62°22%
  11. Wed89°63°22%
  12. Thu92°63°30%
  13. Fri96°66°39%
  14. Sat93°67°44%
  15. Sun94°68°57%
  16. Mon94°68°58%

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 — Pecos

SPC includes Pecos 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 Pecos

  • 87552

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.