Questa, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Questa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——84°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—86°59°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast66%—89°59°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%—90°57°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—91°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—86°58°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—90°58°+4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 35 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 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 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Questa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87556
15-Day Forecast — Questa
- Sun84°60°2%
- Mon86°59°10%
- Tue89°59°66%
- Wed90°57°37%
- Thu91°60°31%
- Fri86°58°19%
- Sat90°58°17%
- Sun92°59°12%
- Mon96°59°9%
- Tue96°62°18%
- Wed91°60°27%
- Thu89°60°39%
- Fri88°56°45%
- Sat88°60°50%
- Sun88°63°52%
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 — Questa
SPC includes Questa 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 Questa
- 87556