Prewitt, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prewitt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—88°62°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle42%—86°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers28%0.09″90°61°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——89°62°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°66°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——95°66°+1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Prewitt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 87045
16-Day Forecast — Prewitt
- Sun84°61°5%
- Mon88°62°24%
- Tue86°63°42%
- Wed90°61°28%
- Thu89°62°6%
- Fri94°66°3%
- Sat95°66°5%
- Sun94°65°6%
- Mon89°64°9%
- Tue88°62°15%
- Wed90°64°16%
- Thu92°64°15%
- Fri96°65°42%
- Sat98°68°45%
- Sun100°67°37%
- Mon98°67°39%
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 — Prewitt
SPC includes Prewitt 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 Prewitt
- 87045