Pinon, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pinon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle24%0.03″88°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast44%—88°61°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—86°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle29%—87°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle22%—89°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Rain36%0.38″88°68°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast19%—86°68°-2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.66 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44), ratio 0.66 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pinon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88344
15-Day Forecast — Pinon
- Sun88°63°24%
- Mon88°61°44%
- Tue86°66°17%
- Wed87°70°29%
- Thu89°70°22%
- Fri88°68°36%
- Sat86°68°19%
- Sun79°68°12%
- Mon84°67°18%
- Tue86°68°23%
- Wed90°70°16%
- Thu93°73°14%
- Fri85°71°19%
- Sat86°69°13%
- Sun86°67°13%
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 — Pinon
SPC includes Pinon 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 Pinon
- 88344