Placitas, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Placitas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle15%—94°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers48%—94°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast48%—96°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—97°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——99°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—93°68°-6°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Placitas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87043
15-Day Forecast — Placitas
- Sun92°70°3%
- Mon94°63°15%
- Tue94°66°48%
- Wed96°65°48%
- Thu97°71°12%
- Fri99°68°5%
- Sat93°68°13%
- Sun97°69°5%
- Mon98°70°5%
- Tue101°70°9%
- Wed100°71°11%
- Thu97°73°19%
- Fri94°70°32%
- Sat98°69°39%
- Sun96°70°54%
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 — Placitas
SPC includes Placitas 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 Placitas
- 87043