Playas, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Playas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast42%—97°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle42%—98°76°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—99°76°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—100°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—97°70°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—98°71°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Playas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88009
15-Day Forecast — Playas
- Sun98°72°9%
- Mon97°74°42%
- Tue98°76°42%
- Wed99°76°19%
- Thu100°74°18%
- Fri97°70°25%
- Sat98°71°36%
- Sun96°72°36%
- Mon96°75°15%
- Tue96°76°14%
- Wed99°77°26%
- Thu103°78°26%
- Fri99°79°21%
- Sat100°74°16%
- Sun96°72°24%
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 — Playas
SPC includes Playas 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 Playas
- 88009