Peralta, New Mexico Weather
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Peralta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—98°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle26%0.05″98°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain26%0.06″99°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—100°79°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——100°75°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle—0.02″102°72°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Peralta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87042
15-Day Forecast — Peralta
- Sun96°69°4%
- Mon98°65°17%
- Tue98°71°26%
- Wed99°70°26%
- Thu100°79°12%
- Fri100°75°3%
- Sat102°72°8%
- Sun100°73°5%
- Mon101°76°6%
- Tue103°76°11%
- Wed104°78°11%
- Thu104°80°15%
- Fri99°76°30%
- Sat100°73°35%
- Sun101°73°39%
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 — Peralta
SPC includes Peralta 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 Peralta
- 87042