Portales, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portales weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast28%—96°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—95°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—94°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers29%—98°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle42%—99°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—94°73°-5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Portales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 88130
15-Day Forecast — Portales
- Sun96°62°28%
- Mon95°63°13%
- Tue94°73°13%
- Wed97°74°6%
- Thu98°74°29%
- Fri99°71°42%
- Sat94°73°42%
- Sun94°68°8%
- Mon97°75°5%
- Tue99°75°3%
- Wed103°76°7%
- Thu107°74°14%
- Fri99°71°7%
- Sat96°70°6%
- Sun93°70°15%
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 — Portales
SPC has placed Portales in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Portales
- 88130