Peñasco, New Mexico Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peñasco weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle14%—84°55°—
- TuesdayJul 7Rain28%0.14″86°60°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle23%0.03″87°58°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—89°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—91°62°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle25%0.01″84°58°-7°
- SundayJul 12Overcast12%—76°54°-8°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 12:23 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Peñasco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Peñasco
- Mon84°55°14%
- Tue86°60°28%
- Wed87°58°23%
- Thu89°60°17%
- Fri91°62°16%
- Sat84°58°25%
- Sun76°54°12%
- Mon83°54°16%
- Tue80°58°21%
- Wed81°56°26%
- Thu86°58°37%
- Fri90°63°45%
- Sat88°61°56%
- Sun89°61°59%
- Mon89°63°58%
- Tue87°60°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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