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Pinos Altos, New Mexico Weather

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

Pinos Altos, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 3:37 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
19%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
12:10 AM
Sunset
2:24 PM
Pinos Altos, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPinos Altos, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 84°
Pinos Altos, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    84°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    70%
    0.03″
    83°63°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    58%
    0.40″
    85°61°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    0.13″
    85°63°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    89°63°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    86°62°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    33%
    86°62°
Pinos Altos, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
039° · veering 47°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 21 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ne-bound air across the harbor.
Pinos Altos, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
792.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 23.41 inHg
Now
792.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 792799
785790795800805-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW798.8791.5792.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pinos Altos, NM
Air quality
96
AQI
Moderate
-34 in 6h

AQI 96 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 44.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 45.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERUnhealthy SG
44.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
46μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 44.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 45.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pinos Altos, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
167.4mi
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
09:37 UTC · Pinos Altos, 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
09:37 UTC · Pinos Altos, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pinos Altos, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pinos Altos, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pinos Altos, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
12:10 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
2:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pinos Altos, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pinos Altos, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pinos Altos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 88053

15-Day Forecast — Pinos Altos

  1. Sun84°68°18%
  2. Mon83°63°70%
  3. Tue85°61°58%
  4. Wed85°63°59%
  5. Thu89°63°33%
  6. Fri86°62°30%
  7. Sat86°62°33%
  8. Sun87°65°17%
  9. Mon85°64°21%
  10. Tue87°66°23%
  11. Wed90°67°27%
  12. Thu91°70°20%
  13. Fri85°70°19%
  14. Sat90°64°23%
  15. Sun84°66°31%

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 — Pinos Altos

SPC includes Pinos Altos 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 Pinos Altos

  • 88053

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.