Peñasco, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peñasco weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°59°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain49%0.06″88°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle40%—88°56°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—89°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—89°61°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—89°59°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
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 48 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 8.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
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
Peñasco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Peñasco
- Sun83°58°6%
- Mon87°59°8%
- Tue88°59°49%
- Wed88°56°40%
- Thu89°61°19%
- Fri89°61°29%
- Sat89°59°25%
- Sun93°61°10%
- Mon92°60°11%
- Tue89°59°26%
- Wed91°60°30%
- Thu91°60°43%
- Fri94°64°42%
- Sat91°65°57%
- Sun95°64°59%
- Mon94°63°65%
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 — Peñasco
SPC includes Peñasco 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 Peñasco
- 87553