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San Jon, New Mexico Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Jon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

San Jon, NM
Sunday, July 5 at 3:33 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:44 PM
Sunset
2:11 PM
San Jon, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSan Jon, NM: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 65°H 97°
San Jon, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.02″
    97°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    96°63°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    95°74°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    20%
    0.04″
    99°74°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    99°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.02″
    97°73°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    96°71°-1°
San Jon, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · backing 158°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 47 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 307SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
San Jon, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
878.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 25.95 inHg
Now
878.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 876883
870875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW882.6875.9878.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
San Jon, NM
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.81 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
San Jon, NM
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.8mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:33 UTC · San Jon, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:33 UTC · San Jon, NM · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
San Jon, NM
Satellite · infrared · animated
San Jon, NM
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
San Jon, NM
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
11:44 PM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
2:11 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
San Jon, NM
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
11:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
San Jon, NM
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Jon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 88434

15-Day Forecast — San Jon

  1. Sun97°65°35%
  2. Mon96°63°14%
  3. Tue95°74°14%
  4. Wed99°74°20%
  5. Thu99°75°38%
  6. Fri97°73°38%
  7. Sat96°71°36%
  8. Sun94°70°10%
  9. Mon98°76°3%
  10. Tue102°77°5%
  11. Wed104°79°12%
  12. Thu106°75°19%
  13. Fri97°74°14%
  14. Sat97°72°17%
  15. Sun97°73°20%

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 — San Jon

SPC has placed San Jon 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 San Jon

  • 88434

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.